ABRAM BAKHCHAGULYAN: THE ELECTIONS OF THE YEREVAN CITY COUNCIL WERE FAIR AND TRANSPARENT
Shakeh Avoyan

"Radiolur"
01.06.2009 11:53

The elections for the City Council of Yerevan were fair and
transparent, Secretary of the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia
Abram Bakhchagulyan told reporters today. According to him, publicity
was ensured during the elections. The Central Electoral Commission
had launched an internal network, through which district electoral
commission were reporting about the process of elections and the
counting of votes on-the-fly.

Abram Bakhchagulyan noted that the District Electoral Commissions and
the CEC were rapidly responding to all the shortcomings and violations
registered at polling stations. In particular, infringements were
registered during the vote counting at polling station 8/3 in Malatsia
Sebastia; the commission did not allow international observers to
participate in the process of counting. The shortcoming was corrected
immediately after the alarm was received.

>From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Central Electoral Commission is accepting
complaints today. According to Abram Bakhchagulyan, after the appeals
are considered, it will become clear what kind of shortcomings and
violations occurred and whether they will affect the outcome of the
voting or not.

Abram Bakhchagulyan considers that 52% of participation is a high
level of voter turnout.