Expert says parliamentary vote in Armenia transparent and openMay 7, 2012 - 13:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Parliamentary elections in Armenia were transparent and open because relevant bodies did not have to conceal anything, ICES Polish observer Mateusz Piskorski said in Yerevan. In this regard, the expert cited the example of video cameras located at the polling stations. Speaking at a press conference on May 7 after the vote, he also highlighted the activity of citizens who came to cast their ballots, “which also testifies to democracy in the country”. For his part, Israeli observer Baruch Ben Neria added that “parliamentary elections in Armenia were very successful”. He also mentioned high turnout saying about 60% of citizens have already voted by 5pm at polling stations they attended. International Center of Election Systems (ICES) observing mission includes 20 independent experts from 8 EU states, U.S. and Israel. Headquarters of ICES mission is in Congress Hotel in Italian str. in Yerevan. ICES president, Knesset member Alexander Tsinker heads the observation mission. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. |