Int’l observers to publish preliminary findings about elections 5/13

Arka News Agency, Armenia
May 11 2007

INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS TO PUBLISH PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ABOUT
ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS MAY 13

YEREVAN, May 11. /ARKA/. The international observation mission will
announce its preliminary findings about the parliamentary elections
at a press conference on Sunday, May 13. The mission press service
reported on Friday.
OSCE short-term observation mission Special Coordinator Tone
Tinsgaard, Head of PACE delegation Leo Platvoyet, Head of the
Europarliament delegation Marie Anne Isler Beguin, and Ambassador,
Head of the long-term observation mission of the OSCE ODIHR Boris
Frlec together with OSCE PA Vice-President will make this
announcement.
The mission is a joint initiative of OSCE including OSCE/ODIHR
offices and OSCE PA, as well as PACE and Europarliament offices. R.O.
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The short-term OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, consisting of
300 people, will observe the parliamentary elections. More 41
observers represent the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe. A total of 53 local organizations, consisting of 13,808
people, and six international missions consisting of 767 people will
observe the elections. R.O. -0–