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Armenian Foreign Ministry: `some of the problems cited in the 3rd
interim report have already been at the center of attention by law
enforcement bodies'
March 8, 2008
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today
regarding the release of the third interim report on Armenia's
Presidential elections by OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission.
The statement reads:
`The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that OSCE/ODIHR Election
Observation Mission has released its third interim report on Armenia's
Presidential elections. The report reaffirms the ODIHR Election
Observation Mission's assessment that the February 19 Presidential
election `was administered mostly in line with OSCE and Council of
Europe commitments and standards.'
The government of Armenia notes that some of the problems cited in this
post-election interim report have already been at the center of
attention by certain law enforcement bodies, and that appropriate steps
are taken to respond, including to criminally charge some of those
responsible for certain electoral irregularities.
At the same time, Armenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that in
spite of the government's repeated inquiries, the government has not
been provided with the identifying numbers of 13 of the 17 precincts
where, according to the report, the counting process was `bad' or `very
bad', and therefore, without such information, the government is unable
to conduct the appropriate investigation.
The interim report also includes interpretative statements based on
unverified data. Thus, the report expresses doubt about the high
turnout in precincts 37/18, 37/29, 37/38 and 37/39. Prior to the
issuance of the report, the authorities had explained that there are
military posts in those precincts which naturally raises the numbers of
those voting, and thus the percentage of voter turnout in those
precincts can be not just near 100, but also in excess of 100 percent.
The Armenian government will closely examine each problem, as well as
inconsistency and error cited in the report, and will provide
comprehensive information about each both to the Armenian public and to
OSCE/ODIHR in order to assure that the final report is even more
objective and complete'.
interim report have already been at the center of attention by law
enforcement bodies'
March 8, 2008
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today
regarding the release of the third interim report on Armenia's
Presidential elections by OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission.
The statement reads:
`The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that OSCE/ODIHR Election
Observation Mission has released its third interim report on Armenia's
Presidential elections. The report reaffirms the ODIHR Election
Observation Mission's assessment that the February 19 Presidential
election `was administered mostly in line with OSCE and Council of
Europe commitments and standards.'
The government of Armenia notes that some of the problems cited in this
post-election interim report have already been at the center of
attention by certain law enforcement bodies, and that appropriate steps
are taken to respond, including to criminally charge some of those
responsible for certain electoral irregularities.
At the same time, Armenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that in
spite of the government's repeated inquiries, the government has not
been provided with the identifying numbers of 13 of the 17 precincts
where, according to the report, the counting process was `bad' or `very
bad', and therefore, without such information, the government is unable
to conduct the appropriate investigation.
The interim report also includes interpretative statements based on
unverified data. Thus, the report expresses doubt about the high
turnout in precincts 37/18, 37/29, 37/38 and 37/39. Prior to the
issuance of the report, the authorities had explained that there are
military posts in those precincts which naturally raises the numbers of
those voting, and thus the percentage of voter turnout in those
precincts can be not just near 100, but also in excess of 100 percent.
The Armenian government will closely examine each problem, as well as
inconsistency and error cited in the report, and will provide
comprehensive information about each both to the Armenian public and to
OSCE/ODIHR in order to assure that the final report is even more
objective and complete'.