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    PARLIAMENT MEMBER UNDERSCORES POLITICAL WILL OF AUTHORITIES AND VOTER HIGH TURNOUT FOR FREE ELECTIONS

    Armenpress
    Oct 31 2006

    YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, ARMENPRESS: An opposition parliament member
    revealed today that in order to hold just and free elections Armenian
    authorities and the opposition should display sufficient political
    will, while the ordinary citizens should be active and realize the
    key importance of elections.

    Shavarsh Kocharian, who is also chairman of a minor National Democratic
    Party, told a round table discussion of the revised election code
    that no matter how good an election code is it cannot ensure free
    and fair elections without political will and voter activity.

    Kocharian echoed a range of pro-government and opposition parties
    which argue that elimination of single-mandate election system and
    transition to 100 percent proportional system when all members of
    the National Assembly are elected by party lists is one of the key
    mechanisms that can help ensure free polls.

    He cited the example of former communist countries of Central
    Europe which he said have all passed to proportional election
    system, while authoritarian regimes have chosen single-mandate or
    majoritarian system. Another key factor to ensure free elections,
    according to Kocharian is that all-level election commissions must
    have representatives of the opposition wing.

    "The whole election process- from ballot printing, ballot casting to
    ballot calculation must be made as transparent as possible and the
    rights of proxies must be specified, he said.
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