CIS Observer Mission Keeps On Following Election Campaign In Armenia

CIS OBSERVER MISSION KEEPS ON FOLLOWING ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ARMENIA

arminfo
2008-01-29 13:54:00

ArmInfo. The CIS Observer Mission keeps on following the course
of the election campaign in Armenia. As the CIS Observer Mission’s
headquarters told ArmInfo, during monitoring of the election campaign,
first deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee – Executive Secretary
of CIS Vladimir Garkun held meetings with the Heads of RA government
and Foreign Ministry.

The Armenian party informed of the course of the election campaign
and the practical measures taken by the authorities in line with the
election legislation for holding of transparent and free election.

On January 22-27, the CIS Observer Mission’s headquarters held
meetings with RA presidential contender Artur Baghdasaryan, Heads and
members of the campaign headquarters of the presidential contenders
A. Geghamyan, V. Manukyan, V. Hovhannisyan, S. Sargsyan and
L. Ter-Petrosyan. An opinion exchange was also held concerning the
course of the election campaign. On January 23, the CIS Observer
Mission’s headquarters started monitoring of coverage of the Armenian
presidential contenders’ election campaign in Mass Media and study
of the work of the election commissions of all the levels.

Letters with request to inform the Mission’s headquarters about
the results of consideration of the incoming appeals were sent to
the republican bodies which deal with consideration of complaints
and applications connected with violations of the electoral
legislation. During the election campaign, the Mission members were
present at the meetings of A. Baghdasaryan, V. Manukyan and L. Ter-
Petrosyan with voters. As of January 28, 32 representatives of the
CIS member-states, Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member
Nations and the CIS Executive Committee have been accredited in the
CIS Observer Mission.