February 17, 2013 - 18:14 AMT
12 international, 26 local organizations to monitor elections in Armenia

12 international and 26 local organizations will be monitoring the February 18 presidential elections in Armenia, including 6251 local and 632 international observers.

International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) will be represented by 35 observers, ODIHR/OSCE - 263 observers, CIS Interparliamentary Assembly – 30 observers, CIS Monitoring Mission - 163 observers, European Parliament - 12 observers, embassies accredited to Armenia – 34 observers.

The election will also be monitored by 25 representatives of Central Election Committees from foreign countries as well as heads of the Yerevan offices of the IFES, OSCE and CoE.