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OSCE/ODIHR PUBLISHES SECOND INTERIM REPORT ON ARMENIA ELECTIONS
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15:45 08.02.2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has
published the second interim report on the presidential elections in
Armenia. The report notes that "the campaign of incumbent President
Serzh Sargsyan is the most visible, although some of the other
candidates also campaign actively.
"On 31 January, candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan was shot and injured by an
unknown assailant in central Yerevan. The authorities are investigating
the crime. While the law provides for a candidate to request the
Constitutional Court to postpone the election by two weeks in case
of "insurmountable obstacles" to his or her campaign, on 5 February
Mr. Hayrikyan announced that he will not ask for such a delay."
"Administrative preparations for the election are proceeding
according to legal deadlines. The CEC continues to work in an open and
transparent manner. Precinct Election Commissions (PECs) were formed
by 24 January, but not all parties entitled to do so nominated members
for each PEC. The PEC members are being trained and the OSCE/ODIHR
EOM LTOs positively assessed the trainings they have attended,"
the report reads.
"Initial OSCE/ODIHR EOM media monitoring results indicate that the
media focus on political and election-related information. Media
regularly cover the contestants, with the coverage of the incumbent
president and of candidate Raffi Hovannisyan dominating most channels.
All contestants are using their free air time on public media,"
the OSCE/ODIHR notes.
According to interim report, "the CEC and the courts have received a
limited number of complaints, all of which were rejected or declared
inadmissible. The Prosecutor General's office has launched a public
campaign encouraging citizens to report vote-buying without facing
repercussions."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/02/08/osceodihr-publishes-second-interim-report-on-armenia-elections/
15:45 08.02.2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has
published the second interim report on the presidential elections in
Armenia. The report notes that "the campaign of incumbent President
Serzh Sargsyan is the most visible, although some of the other
candidates also campaign actively.
"On 31 January, candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan was shot and injured by an
unknown assailant in central Yerevan. The authorities are investigating
the crime. While the law provides for a candidate to request the
Constitutional Court to postpone the election by two weeks in case
of "insurmountable obstacles" to his or her campaign, on 5 February
Mr. Hayrikyan announced that he will not ask for such a delay."
"Administrative preparations for the election are proceeding
according to legal deadlines. The CEC continues to work in an open and
transparent manner. Precinct Election Commissions (PECs) were formed
by 24 January, but not all parties entitled to do so nominated members
for each PEC. The PEC members are being trained and the OSCE/ODIHR
EOM LTOs positively assessed the trainings they have attended,"
the report reads.
"Initial OSCE/ODIHR EOM media monitoring results indicate that the
media focus on political and election-related information. Media
regularly cover the contestants, with the coverage of the incumbent
president and of candidate Raffi Hovannisyan dominating most channels.
All contestants are using their free air time on public media,"
the OSCE/ODIHR notes.
According to interim report, "the CEC and the courts have received a
limited number of complaints, all of which were rejected or declared
inadmissible. The Prosecutor General's office has launched a public
campaign encouraging citizens to report vote-buying without facing
repercussions."