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Parliamentary election: Armenia risks authority in PACE
09.02.2007 19:08 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ If the parliamentary election in Armenia conflicts with
international standards the authority of the Armenian delegation to the PACE
will be questioned, Special Representative of the CoE Secretary General
Bojana Urumova told a news conference in Yerevan. In her words, Armenia’s
task is to avoid the faults of previous elections. `We are hopeful that the
observers’ assessments will be different this time. I do not want to make up
premature conclusions but it will deliver a serious blow to the republic’s
positions in the CoE,’ she underscored.

When touching upon the invitation of observing missions to Armenia, Ms.
Urumova said the CoE is ready to send observers if the RA authorities issue
appropriate invitations. At that she remarked that experts will arrive long
before the election day. The early arrival is conditioned by the wish to
hold a monitoring of the election campaign,’ she said.

According to her, the mission will include experts familiarized with
Armenia. Besides, a monitoring of media is already being held. She also
touched upon the `election philanthropy’ launched by some political forces
and noted that such methods will be mentioned in the assessments of the
observers. A film dedicated to the election process and importance of vote
will be also shot, reports IA Regnum.