U.S. embassy offers training class to Armenian election commissions’ members

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U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Armenia Joseph Penington supports the idea of upgrading qualification of election commissions’ members ahead of presidential election.

YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Armenia Joseph Penington supports the idea of upgrading qualification of election commissions’ members ahead of presidential election.

He told journalists on Monday that the U.S. Embassy representatives offered at the meting held recently in electoral commissions to conduct a training course to members of the Central Election Commission.

The diplomat voiced some concern over the fact that not a single member of the Central Election Commission had responded to this initiative so far.

He said that the United States had launched a comprehensive election-supporting program yet before Armenian parliamentary elections and is implementing it also now.

The program includes a wide range of measures – from updating voter lists to attracting women and young people to the vote.
Armenian presidential election is scheduled for February 19. M.V.-0--

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