On May 1, International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) observer mission headquarters launched operation. The mission comprises 20 independent experts from 8 EU member-countries, the U.S. and Israel, ICES press service reports.

ICES conference on “Analysis of RA Electoral Code and electoral system, analysis of Central Electoral Commission’s operation and Armenian electronic media coverage” is due on May 4.

The International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) is a nonprofit non-governmental public organization set up by a group of highly qualified experts in the fields of law, political science, diplomacy and sociology, coming from the USA, Great Britain, Netherlands, Germany and Israel.

The ICES experts have a vast experience in political monitoring and management of electoral preparations and processes in different countries.

Parliamentary elections, due in Armenia on May 6, feature 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenians party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC).