Observers from eight international organizations and foreign NGOs have arrived in Armenia to observe Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections.

According to the information provided by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), observers from the OSCE/ODIHR, CIS Observation Mission, CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, OSCE, OSCE PA, CSTO PA, Russian Public Chamber and International Organization of the Francophonie will monitor the elections.

Overall, 25 political forces, including 4 blocs, are running in the June 20 elections. More than 2,500 candidates are on the electoral lists of the political forces.