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ARMENIA'S OMBUDSMAN SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE SOCIETY'S TRUST IN THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION
ARMINFO
Tuesday, February 19, 12:53
Armenia's Ombudsman, Karen Andreasyan, issued a statement in which he
reflected the presidential election in the country held on 18 February.
"What is more important than the election results is the public
trust in these results. This notwithstanding, no evaluation can
be complete and trustworthy for the Armenian body politic unless
Armenia's Police objectively present how many reports were made with
respect to the following most serious election violations, and how
many of them were valid: Distribution of election bribes; multiple
voting; voting upon directives; ballot stuffing; imposing pressure
upon electoral commission member, or a proxy, during vote-counting;
[and] falsification of the results of vote-counting.
It is also extremely important to find out and present to the public as
to why the activities of Gala TV's website were hampered on Election
Day. It is also indispensable to expose all cases of hindrance to
the activities of journalists and observers, and to hold the guilty
to account.
A non-credible activity by the Police could cast a shadow upon the
positive accomplishments of all phases of this election," the Armenian
ombudsman's respective statement reads in particular.
The Ombudsman's office received 253 signals about violations over
the presidential election.
By preliminary data from all the 1988 polling stations, the situation
is as follows:
1. Incumbent president, Leader of the Republican Party of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan - 58,64% (861160 votes)
2. Leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian - 36,75% (539672)
3. Former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan - 2,15%
4. Leader of the Union for National Self-Determination Party Paruyr
Hayrikyan - 1,23%
5. Political expert Andrias Ghoukassyan - 0,57%
6. Expert in epic Vardan Sedrakyan - 0,42%
7. Former FM of NKR Arman Melikyan - 0,24%
The turnout was 68.18% or 1 521 407 voters by preliminary data of
the CEC.
ARMINFO
Tuesday, February 19, 12:53
Armenia's Ombudsman, Karen Andreasyan, issued a statement in which he
reflected the presidential election in the country held on 18 February.
"What is more important than the election results is the public
trust in these results. This notwithstanding, no evaluation can
be complete and trustworthy for the Armenian body politic unless
Armenia's Police objectively present how many reports were made with
respect to the following most serious election violations, and how
many of them were valid: Distribution of election bribes; multiple
voting; voting upon directives; ballot stuffing; imposing pressure
upon electoral commission member, or a proxy, during vote-counting;
[and] falsification of the results of vote-counting.
It is also extremely important to find out and present to the public as
to why the activities of Gala TV's website were hampered on Election
Day. It is also indispensable to expose all cases of hindrance to
the activities of journalists and observers, and to hold the guilty
to account.
A non-credible activity by the Police could cast a shadow upon the
positive accomplishments of all phases of this election," the Armenian
ombudsman's respective statement reads in particular.
The Ombudsman's office received 253 signals about violations over
the presidential election.
By preliminary data from all the 1988 polling stations, the situation
is as follows:
1. Incumbent president, Leader of the Republican Party of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan - 58,64% (861160 votes)
2. Leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian - 36,75% (539672)
3. Former Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan - 2,15%
4. Leader of the Union for National Self-Determination Party Paruyr
Hayrikyan - 1,23%
5. Political expert Andrias Ghoukassyan - 0,57%
6. Expert in epic Vardan Sedrakyan - 0,42%
7. Former FM of NKR Arman Melikyan - 0,24%
The turnout was 68.18% or 1 521 407 voters by preliminary data of
the CEC.