OBSERVERS: REFERENDUM IN KARABAKH MEETS MOST OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
PanARMENIAN.Net/
11.12.2006 16:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The referendum conducted on December 10, 2006 on
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) constitution meets most of the
standards of the OSCE, the Council of Europe and other international
structures in terms of democratic elections, equally used for
the referenda as well. The referendum followed the broad and open
discussions of the draft Constitution, where the proposals of both
local organizations and international experts of Constitutional
Law were taken into account. The broad public confidence, which is
typical of an election in the NKR, has impressed greatly," says the
report issued by international observers upon the outcomes of the
constitutional referendum in Karabakh, reports the RA MFA press office.
"The campaign was of pluralistic nature and gave an opportunity to
all the political parties and unions to show their stance towards the
draft Constitution to their electorates. The campaign was exercised
mainly via media by having relatively a few numbers of big meetings.
The Central Referendum Commission (CRC) has made praise-worthy
efforts to conduct this election in a professional and trustworthy
manner and the due respect and honor should be given to the election
administration for their endeavors under tough conditions.
Transparent ballot-boxes were used during the referendum that ensured
more transparency for the voting.
We have not fixed any significant violations on the very day of
the referendum.
The remarks made by the observers and the shortcomings in the work of
the referendum commissions, which were rather of a technical nature,
were taken into account and the necessary steps were undertaken to
eliminate them.
The counting of the votes in the polling stations visited by us was
exercised effectively and transparently," the document says.