Observers do not comment on outcomes but watch the process
Observers do not comment outcomes, they just watch the process, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice President and Special Coordinator of the OSCE short-term observers, Ms. Anne-Marie Lizin told a news conference today.
"The mission is not entitled to give advice or insist on re-count of votes. This is the responsibility of the Armenian authorities. We can provide recommendations. Our mission has fixed violations but they found no ground," she said adding that the media's attention to Serzh Sargsyan's candidacy was conditioned by his being the Prime Minister.
"While we noted improvements in the framework for these elections, problems with its implementation, especially during the vote count, in some cases undermined the trust of the people. In the end, the final choice lies in the hands of the Armenian people. Therefore, its trust in the electoral process is crucial to genuine democracy," said John Prescott, the Head of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation.
"The mission is not entitled to give advice or insist on re-count of votes. This is the responsibility of the Armenian authorities. We can provide recommendations. Our mission has fixed violations but they found no ground," she said adding that the media's attention to Serzh Sargsyan's candidacy was conditioned by his being the Prime Minister.
"While we noted improvements in the framework for these elections, problems with its implementation, especially during the vote count, in some cases undermined the trust of the people. In the end, the final choice lies in the hands of the Armenian people. Therefore, its trust in the electoral process is crucial to genuine democracy," said John Prescott, the Head of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly delegation.
