CIS OBSERVERS: THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA WERE FAIR AND TRANSPARENT

armradio.am
20.02.2008 14:19

On February 19 the presidential elections in Armenia were fair and
transparent, which is an important factor for the further democratic
process and fully corresponds to the requirements of the country’s
electoral legislation, members of the Observation Mission of the CIS
Executive Committee and the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly declared
during a pres conference today, presenting the preliminary results
of observation in almost all polling stations all over the territory
of the republic.

Vice-President of Russia’s Federal Council, member of the observation
mission Alexander Torshin called on the other international
organizations observing the elections to join their statement. The
CIS observers stated that all legal and technical conditions were
created in Armenia for the preparation, organization and voting. They
consider it notorious that the Electoral Code has been considerably
improved after the parliamentary elections in May, which ensures
the implementation of democratic processes and freedom of speech in
the country. About 200 CIS observers carried out both long-term and
short-term missions, being present at the opening of the polling
stations, the process of voting and ballot counting. Alexander
Torshin noted also that some technical shortcomings were registered,
which could not have affected the outcome of the election. The
Observation Mission presents its conclusion based exceptionally on
its own observation.