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‘NO ELECTION CAN BE PERFECT'

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CIC 9 countries are engaged in the NA forthcoming elections. Leader of CIC observers' mission Vladimir Rushaelo met Garegin Azaryan, chairman of RA CEC as well as other CEC members.

Vladimir Rushaelo has told the reporters that they dwelt over a number of issues concerning the upcoming elections. Today the observer mission has opened a headquarters in Yerevan and plan to open 4 more in RA regions.' We intend to visit all 41 election sites, and on the very election day – over 60% of electoral stations. Our long-term staff will work in the initial stage. It is not implemented only in Armenia, but in all over the world. The latter allows observing the election procedures and the preparatory works. We need to have 29 observers; the list of the names is already agreed,' mentions Vladimir Rushaelo and adds that the number of the observers may exceed 150 on May 12.

'At present we work with RA Executive bodies to decide how many people we will need taking into account site administrative situation, the number of the candidates running for the elections and other issues peculiar to the Republic of Armenia.' CIC acting secretary states.

Presently, the Mission group is studying RA Legislation, particularly RA Electoral Code which greatly differs from general international norms. The group has reached to the conclusion that Armenia should be guided by legal norms due to International Election Convention.

What concerns free and transparent elections, Rushaelo noted that “No election is pure and sterile. Some technical shortcomings are inevitable.” The observer mission group will make the final results public based on the questionnaire formed by the group.

Mr. Rushaelo assures, “We are not going to give preference to any candidate; our main goal is to make RA NA elections take place according to RA Electoral Code.”