OSCE/ODIHR PRESENTS BID FOR IMPLEMENTING OBSERVER MISSION TO CENTRAL
ELECTORAL COMMISSION

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The OSCE/ODIHR (Office for Democratic
Institutions and Human Rights) has presented a bid for implementing an
observer mission (with the participation of 40 long-term observers and
250 short-term ones) at the February 19 presidential elections in
Armenia to the RA Central Electoral Commission (CEC). As of January 11,
this is the only bid received from the international organizations
which were invited beforehand by the Armenian authorities, NT
correspondent was informed by the spokeswoman for CEC Tatev Ohanian.

The number of accredited local observers remains unchanged: 6,074
representatives of 5 NGOs have been accredited in the CEC. The deadline
for accrediting observers is February 9.