OSCE/ODIHR Publishes Its Interim Report

OSCE/ODIHR PUBLISHES ITS INTERIM REPORT

Panorama.am
20:06 28/04/2007

Boris Frlets, head of observation mission of OSCE/ODIHR, voices his
assurance in an interview with RFE/RL that "legal field is in place
for free and fair elections." "Decent implementation of the legislation
is needed at this phase," he said.

Long-term observation mission published its interim
report yesterday. The full text may be found at
odihr/announcements/2007/04/25/idihr-report2.

Spe aking about the advertisement rates in the media, the authors
deliver the concern of some political forces which cannot afford such
rates. The monitoring of the media unveiled "large-scale coverage of
government activities." Kentron TV demonstrated "clear preference for
Prosperous Armenia Party," the report says. Public TV provided 43%
of prime time to government and government issues were covered 57%
of time monitored in H2.

Speaking about the comment by president Robert Kocharyan that what
Baghdasaryan did was a "betrayal" Frlets, said, "If the meeting was
banned, the country could not be called democratic."