TWO INTERNATIONAL AND TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE FOR THE PRESENT ACCREDITED AT CEC FOR OBSERVATION MISSION DURING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Noyan Tapan
Mar 13 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The CIS Interparliamentary Assembly
Council and Executive Committee among the international structures
for the present officially responded the RA authorities’ invitation
to implement observation mission during the May 12 parliamentary
elections. As Tsovinar Khachatrian, the RA Central Electoral Commission
(CEC) Secretary informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent, the mentioned
structures, correspondingly, placed orders for accreditation of 12
and 8 observers. As of March 12, 2 observation missions, "The Choice
is Yours" and the Center for Electoral Systems are for the present
accredited at the CEC among the local organizations. To recap,
the deadline for accreditation of observers is May 2. According to
the Electoral Code, international organizations, representatives
of foreign states, other RA and foreign public organizations, the
regulations issues of which involve issues of democracy and human
rights protection, and which do not support candidates or parties,
have the right of observation mission. International observers can
implement the mission in the case of presence of a corresponding
invitation. The right for invitation is preserved for the RA President,
NA, Government and CEC.