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    EU HAS CONCERNS ABOUT ARMENIAN VOTE

    United Press International UPI
    Feb 20 2013

    BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The European Union said it expects there
    may be outstanding issues following the release of preliminary results
    of the Armenian presidential election.

    Incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan secured a second term with a
    preliminary majority of the vote cast in Monday's election.

    Catherine Ashton, the top foreign policy chief for the European
    Union, and EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule issued a statement
    Wednesday saying they welcomed the conduct of the elections.

    "We expect a number of outstanding concerns to be followed up
    appropriately in the future, including reported instances of partiality
    by public servants, claims of misuse of administrative resources,
    unclear interpretation of campaign financing provisions and cases of
    pressure on voters" their statement added.

    An international election observation mission expressed similar
    concerns, saying that while the election was calm and orderly,
    there were signs of interference at the polls, primarily by those
    representing Sargsyan.

    In 2008, opposition leaders in Armenia called for protests in the
    capital city citing irregularities in the presidential elections.

    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports "several thousand" supporters
    of the main challenger, former Foreign Minister Raffi Hovannisian,
    called for the latest results to be overturned.

    http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2013/02/20/EU-has-concerns-about-Armenian-vote/UPI-75031361381961/

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