Armenia’s government should rectify shortcomings revealed by OSCE observers in presidential elections
27.02.2008,
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Armenia’s Government should rectify the shortcomings recorded by OSCE observers in the presidential elections in Armenia, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Ilkka Kanerva told a press conference.
YEREVAN, February 26. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Government should rectify the shortcomings recorded by OSCE observers in the presidential elections in Armenia, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Ilkka Kanerva told a press conference. The shortcomings are recorded in interim reports of ODIHR/OSCE mission, as well as in the final document to be published in mid April, he said.
Kanerva said that the preliminary report of ODIHR/OSCE contains both positive and negative conclusions that should be considered by the Armenian Government. The ODIHR/OSCE final report will be the critical document showing all the violation facts recorded by the observers including the ones troublesome for the government, he said. This long time is required for preparation of the report due to necessity to ensure reliability of the document, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office said.
Presidential elections were held in Armenia on February 19. According to the final results of the elections published by the Central Electoral Commission on February 24, Serge Sargsian with 862,369 votes (52.82%) is the winner followed by the ex-president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian with 351,222 votes (21.5%).
Total of 1,636,666 eligible voters participated in the elections.
Since February 20 rallies, sit-ins and student walkouts have been held by the opposition in the center of Yerevan. The initiators and participants of the opposition actions protest against the results of the February 19 presidential elections published by the Central Electoral Commission.–0--
Kanerva said that the preliminary report of ODIHR/OSCE contains both positive and negative conclusions that should be considered by the Armenian Government. The ODIHR/OSCE final report will be the critical document showing all the violation facts recorded by the observers including the ones troublesome for the government, he said. This long time is required for preparation of the report due to necessity to ensure reliability of the document, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office said.
Presidential elections were held in Armenia on February 19. According to the final results of the elections published by the Central Electoral Commission on February 24, Serge Sargsian with 862,369 votes (52.82%) is the winner followed by the ex-president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian with 351,222 votes (21.5%).
Total of 1,636,666 eligible voters participated in the elections.
Since February 20 rallies, sit-ins and student walkouts have been held by the opposition in the center of Yerevan. The initiators and participants of the opposition actions protest against the results of the February 19 presidential elections published by the Central Electoral Commission.–0--
