ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO CONDUCTING PROPER
ELECTIONS IN LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES

ARKA News Agency
Aug 12 2005

YEREVAN, August 15. /ARKA/. Armenian Government attaches great
importance to conducting proper elections in local self-government
bodies, Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan said at his
meeting with members of Union of Communities of Armenia. In his
opinion, these elections will become a touchstone that will lay the
ground for parliamentary and presidential elections in 2007 and 2008.
In his words, these elections will also be the first test for amended
Election Code and “if some problems arise, we’ll have time to put
the things right”. The Premier stressed the importance of ensuring
transparent, fair and democratic elections without irregularities.
“Even slight fault can undo what has been done”, the PM said. He also
emphasized that heads of communities will be elected regardless their
party membership. “Every head of community will work with the republic
authorities regardless their party belonging and party membership
shouldn’t cast shed on the course of election”, Margaryan said. “I’ll
do my best to support my fellow partisans, but only in the frames of
the law, not at any price”, the Armenian PM said. M.V. -0–