CIS OBSERVERS PUBLISHED FIRST INTERNAL REPORT

Panorama.am
13:59 07/02/2008

The nomination and registration process of the president candidates’
took place in accordance with the electoral code and in the mood
of pluralism, competition and alternativeness. The presented
information is available in the first internal report of the CIS
countries observers. The observers’ headquarter office reminded that
the Central Election Committee of Armenia registered all the nine
candidates on 18 January. They continued that according to the RA
law on electoral code the candidates were given the chance to hold
balanced, equal electoral campaign.

The members of the election mission were present at A. Baghdasaryan’s,
V. Manukyan’s, S Sargsyan’s and L. Ter-Petrosyan’s meetings with
the electorals.

According to the CIS observers the state officials provided
circumstances for the candidates to hold pre electoral meetings. The
observers also mentioned that the fulfillment of the electoral lists
is also accomplished and the lists are sent to all the electoral
units and "Haypost".

The observers mentioned the existence of "hot lone" in the police
station, where the citizens could call and express their proposals
or comments. 1923 local electoral committees are formed according to
the CEC.

The observers went to 17 local electoral units and got acquainted
with their works.

Anyway, some technical omissions were obvious. The lists directing to
the place and time of verifying the electoral lists were not sticked
properly in the following units: 23/11, 15/04, 15/39, 15/67, 17/02,
19/11, 20/01, 21/03, 21/04. In 20/01 electoral unit not all the lists
were signed. The CIS observers will present their next internal report
as soon as possible.