The “Fair Voting” observation mission recorded 71 violations on the eve of the parliamentary elections in Armenia. The head of the mission, Sonya Hambardzumyan, said this at a meeting with journalists on May 19.
According to him, the observation mission organized by the youth non-governmental organization “Federation of Youth Clubs” discovered 16 cases of abuse of official position, as well as use of administrative and state resources for pre-election purposes.
Another 12 violations, as Hambardzumyan noted, are related to manifestations of hatred, humiliation and political intolerance. In addition, 7 cases of involvement of children and minors in electoral processes were registered.
The head of the mission emphasized that all the listed violations were discovered only in the last 7-8 days.
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