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    PFA RELEASED A REPORT

    http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics-lraho s16998.html
    17:30:20 - 01/03/2010

    Consistent with our mission and operational objectives, and responding
    to events unfolding in Armenia, PFA published two special reports,
    which were very well received by a broad range of stakeholders. The
    first report, entitled "2008 Armenia's Presidential Election: Select
    Issues and Analysis," provided a thorough and multi-disciplinary
    analysis of events surrounding the February 19, 2008 Presidential
    Election in Armenia. The Report provided analysis of the February
    election and the civil and political disturbances that ensued. The key
    issues analyzed in the Report included the election irregularities
    and human rights abuses observed before and on February 19 as well
    as the events of March 1-2 that followed; the role of civil society
    in the aftermath of the election; and the political developments that
    were critical for understanding the way forward. The Report provides a
    detailed statistical analysis of the election outcome and illustrates
    the massive deviations from the norm through identifiable forms of
    election fraud, including ballot stuffing and vote steeling.

    Responding to the growing concerns about the potential implications
    of the world's financial crisis on Armenia's fragile economy, PFA
    produced its second report on "Implications of the World Financial
    Crisis for Armenia's Economy." The Report begins with a sobering
    discussion of global economic conditions and their causes. It predicts
    that the existing adverse conditions in the world's financial markets
    and real economies will have a strong impact on Armenia's economy
    regardless of how isolated its relevant sectors are from the rest
    of the world. The Report offers a detailed account of Armenia's
    vulnerabilities to the world's crisis by focusing on the flow of
    remittances, trade- and investment-related factors, financial sector,
    and official financial assistance. In conclusion, the Report offers a
    set of specific recommendations that are likely to reduce the impact
    of the adverse global conditions on the Armenia's economy.

    To build on the analytical work laid out in the 2008 Election Report,
    PFA embarked on an analysis on the Yerevan municipal election held
    on May 31, 2009. The objective of the report was to examine the
    statistical properties of the data-including by comparison with
    2008 and 2007 election data, where relevant-to reveal election
    irregularities. Similar to PFA's assessment of the 2008 presidential
    election, we found that the outcome of the May 31, 2009 municipal
    election in Yerevan did not produce any surprises. As in the previous
    report, the focus here was on indications of fraud that can be
    detected by statistical inference: ballot stuffing and artificial
    augmentation of vote counts. All four empirical tests utilized in
    the analysis offered evidence of fraud and irregularities, including
    but not limited to ballot stuffing and stealing of opponents' votes
    during the vote count, all of which should be taken into serious
    consideration by all stakeholders involved.

    PFA's first State of the Nation Report focused on the relations between
    Armenia and its worldwide Diaspora. As part of the series that intends
    to take assessments of developmental and national security issues
    of importance for Armenia and the Diaspora, the report produced an
    evaluation of the engagement between the two halves of the nation
    following the inception Armenia's independence movement in 1988. It
    offers a comprehensive review of Diaspora's engagement in Armenia
    on three critical dimensions: economic development, governance
    and public sector reform, and civil society strengthening. While
    acknowledging the enormous effort required and the sacrifices made
    to support Armenia during early years of independence, the review is
    critical to what has been achieved on these important dimensions and
    provides reasons behind these outcomes. Finally, the report makes the
    case for a collective action, which-if calibrated properly and with
    the focus on right values and objectives-could help better address
    the developmental and geopolitical challenges faced by the nation.
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