19 NGOs AND 4 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACCREDITED FOR CARRYING OUT MONITORING MISSION AT RA NA ELECTIONS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 17 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. As of April 17, 19 local NGOs
and 4 international organizations were accredited at RA Central
Electoral Commission for carrying out monitoring mission at the May
12 parliamentary elections. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
about it by Commission Spokesperson Tsovinar Khachatrian.

To recap, according to the Electoral Code, the NGOs, the regulations
of which include issues of democracy and human rights and who do not
support the candidates or the parties, have the right to carry out
monitoring mission.

The international organizations can carry out monitoring mission only
in case of invitation of RA President, National Assembly, government
or Central Electoral Commission. Among the invited international
organizations, the Council of CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, CIS
Executive Committee, PACE, OSCE ODIHR have been accredited at CEC
for the present.