Armenian authorities intend holding free and democratic elections- President
18.10.2012,
14:00
Armenian authorities intend to hold free, fair, transparent and democratic elections, Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan said Wednesday at European People’s Party convention in Bucharest.
YEREVAN, October 18. /ARKA/. Armenian authorities intend to hold free, fair, transparent and democratic elections, Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan said Wednesday at European People’s Party convention in Bucharest.
“Our country is getting ready for the presidential elections. The parliamentary elections that took place in Armenia last spring were assessed by the international observers as the best since independence. The authorities of the Republic of Armenia are determined to transform registered progress into a firm trend and to hold free, fair, transparent and democratic presidential elections,” President’s Office quoted Mr Sargsyan.
“To achieve that we are conducting preliminary works stemming from the conclusions and proposals of the OSCE/ODIHR. There is no need to say that this time again we expect active participation of the international observers.”
According to the European observers, May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia were professionally and efficiently held. However, they also signaled on some legislative violations and irregularities.
Armenia’s ruling party, Republican Party, headed by President, has a status of an observer at European People’s Party. -0-
