Russian Election Commission members to observe parliamentary election in Armenia on December 9

 MOSCOW December 4

HIGHLIGHT: Secretary of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Maya Grishina and member of the commission Nikolai Levichev will act as observers at a regular election to the Armenian National Assembly on December 9, the Central Election Commission reported on Tuesday.

MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. Secretary of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Maya Grishina and member of the commission Nikolai Levichev will act as observers at a regular election to the Armenian National Assembly on December 9, the Central Election Commission reported on Tuesday.

"Secretary of the CEC of Russia Maya Grishina will take part in the observation at the invitation of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Armenia. Member of the CEC of Russia Nikolai Levichev will take part as a member of the CIS observer mission," the CEC said in a statement.

The parliament of the republic, formed after the 2017 election, stopped operating after the MPs had not approved Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister at a special session on November 1. The decree on an early election was signed by the Armenian president in correspondence with the country’s constitution.

Eleven parties and blocs are taking part in the election campaign. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s party Civil Agreement is taking part in the campaign as part of the My Step bloc, which is led by Pashinyan himself.