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CIS TO SEND 150 OBSERVERS TO MONITOR ARMENIAN ELECTIONS
ARMENPRESS
Apr 05 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS: Over 150 observers from 9 post-Soviet
republics are expected to arrive in Armenia to monitor its May 12
parliamentary elections, Vladimir Rushailo, executive secretary of
the CIS, told today in Yerevan.
He said 29 observers have been accredited already and the rest are
expected here later. In Yerevan Rushailo met with Garegin Azarian,
the chairman of Armenia's Central Election Commission (CEC) to discuss
related issues.
The CIS observers have already an office in Yerevan an may open four
more in Armenian regions. Rushailo said some of CIS observers will
be in a long-term mission here to watch the preparations for the polls.
Rushailo said CIS observers will publicize their final report the
following day after the results of the polls are summarized.
The Russian argued that no election proceeds without a
shortcoming. "Our goal will be to detect if there are breaches here
and if there are whether they are of systematic character affecting
the outcome of the elections,' he said.
ARMENPRESS
Apr 05 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 5, ARMENPRESS: Over 150 observers from 9 post-Soviet
republics are expected to arrive in Armenia to monitor its May 12
parliamentary elections, Vladimir Rushailo, executive secretary of
the CIS, told today in Yerevan.
He said 29 observers have been accredited already and the rest are
expected here later. In Yerevan Rushailo met with Garegin Azarian,
the chairman of Armenia's Central Election Commission (CEC) to discuss
related issues.
The CIS observers have already an office in Yerevan an may open four
more in Armenian regions. Rushailo said some of CIS observers will
be in a long-term mission here to watch the preparations for the polls.
Rushailo said CIS observers will publicize their final report the
following day after the results of the polls are summarized.
The Russian argued that no election proceeds without a
shortcoming. "Our goal will be to detect if there are breaches here
and if there are whether they are of systematic character affecting
the outcome of the elections,' he said.