OSCE/ODIHR: ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS OF ARMENIA ARE WELL-PREPARED FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
armradio.am
14.02.2008 15:08
The Observation Mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions
and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) noted in the second interim report
that the electoral commissions of Armenia are well-prepared for the
upcoming presidential elections of February 19. The given report
covers the period between January 27 and February 9.
"1,923 Precinct Election Commissions have been formed. OSCE/ODIHR
observers reported that the training sessions for members of those
commissions, which began on 30 January, were well conducted", the
report reads.
The report also reads that "The Chairman of the Central electoral
Commission (CEC) held a press conference in which he reconfirmed the
freedom of choice and the secrecy of the vote; the Ombudsman made a
statement against ‘vote buying,’ and the Prosecutor General made a
statement highlighting legal penalties for election frauds."