CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION DECLINED APPLICATION ON ACCREDITING OBSERVERS OF "NATIONAL CENTER OF APPLIED ECONOMICS" NGO
Noyan Tapan
Dec 11, 2007
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The Central Electoral Commission
declined the application on accrediting the observers of the "National
Center of Applied Economics" non-governmental organization in the
presidential elections of Armenia to be held on February 19, 2008,
in the December 11 sitting. According to the Commission, the indicated
non-governmental organization does not meet the demand of the Electoral
Code, according to which only those non-governmental organizations,
the charter problems of which include issues concerning democracy
and human rights protection, have the right for conducting monitoring
mission during the elections.
It should be mentioned that this is the second non-governmental
organization, the accreditation application of which has been
declined. Up to now 5458 representatives of 4 non-governmental
organizations, in general, have been accredited as observers in the
Central Electoral Commission.