INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS DO NOT TAKE NOTICE OF ANY CONSIDERABLE
VIOLATIONS DURING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN NKR
STEPANAKERT, JUNE 20. ARMINFO. International observers has not taken
notice of any considerable violations in the course of the
parliamentary elections of 4th convocation in NKR.
According to ARMINFO’s correspondent to Stepanakert, in the course of
a press conference in Stepanakert, Observer Zoran Puzich from Croatia
stated that had had visited electoral districts in all the regions in
NKR together with other observes, but did not observed any
considerable rigging. He emphasized the activity of electors, adding
that fair elections were another step towards construction of
democracy in Nagorny Karabakh.
Another observer from Czechia Milan Stephanez (editor-in-chief of
“Czechia” newspaper) says he visited only 9 electoral districts in
Stepanakert, Askeran and Mardakert regions, so he cannot assess the
elections on the whole. But he observed such lacks as poor knowledge
of the Law and definite articles of NKR Election Code by the members
of district electoral commissions, participation of contract military
in voting with a passport of Soviet example, a case when a voter
showed his ballot-paper to a member of the election commission. He
says such and even more considerable violations were characteristic to
the elections in Azerbaijan and Belarus. Yana Gradilkova, another
observer from Czechia (NGO Berkat) thinks the elections free and the
people in NKR do not afraid of asking questions and getting answers to
them.
Greek Observer Kostis Papaioannu has noticed the open interests of the
citizens in the elections, aspiration to protect their right to
freedom of will. He thinks the basic rights and freedoms, in
particular, freedom of speech, are observed in Nagorny Karabakh,
however, it is necessary to further develop them as democracy is an
everyday process. He says he did not notice any serious violations.
Marina Sargsyan, an observer from Czechia, pointed out the activity of
electors, the transparency and all the other democratic principles of
elections, on the whole. She thinks the elections will play their role
in creation of Nagorny Karabakh’s statehood.
It should be noted that a press-conference of the representatives of
the US Observation Mission will take place in Yerevan today.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress