A big team has worked and big work has been carried out, in order for the elections to be good in Armenia: Piotr Switalski

The European Union expects that the election in Armenia proceeds without issues and in line with democratic principles, Piotr Switalski, head of the EU delegation to Armenia, told reporters in the 9/18 polling station in the S. Spandaryan School.

“A big team has worked and big work has been carried out, in order for the elections to be good in Armenia, in order for the country’s future to be good as well,” Switalski said.

Parliamentary elections in Armenia began with 2009 polling stations opened in 13 electoral districts nationwide. The voting will end at 20:00 followed by counting of the ballots. According to the latest data of the Police, the total number of citizens eligible to vote is 2,564,195, the number of voters without registration is 915. The number of voters who are currently undergoing medical treatment in hospitals in 2001.

The number of the members of district electoral commissions is 28,277. 197 police ofcers have been dispatched to polling stations. 120 news agencies (89 local and 31 international) and 55 observer organizations will cover and follow the election. 9 political forces are running in the parliamentary election: Republican Party of Armenia, Armenian Renaissance Party, Free Democrats Party, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party, Communist Party of Armenia, Yelk bloc, Tsarukyan bloc, Ohanyan-Raf-Oskanian bloc and Congress-APP bloc.