HEAD OF VENICE COMMISSION: CE PLANS TO APPROVE ACTION PLAN ON ELECTION IN ARMENIA

ARMINFO News Agency
October 6, 2006 Friday

The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers is to approve an
Action Plan on election in Armenia next week. Secretary of CE Venice
Commission Gianni Buquiccio said in an interview with ArmInfo.

He said under the Action Plan, the CE plans a number of measures
to help Armenian citizens conduct fair elections in 2007-2008. In
particular, a great attention will be paid to the role of Mass Media
in the course of pre-election campaign and elections. In addition,
a great role is assigned to judges in the process of consideration
of complaints against election rigging. The Council of Europe
plans also training for officials of election commissions. Thus,
we exert much efforts to help Armenia conduct democratic elections,
the expert said. The official implementation of the Action Plan will
start at the end of the current year and will continue throughout the
year 2007. Besides, the Venice Commission expert said the political
will of Armenia’s authorities is a basic principles for free and
fair elections.