During this election, we were proud to partner with the Armenian government, opposition political parties, and civil society – as well as with the European Union, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations Development Program – in implementing new voter identification technology.
The vote our team received is obliging. We clearly understand the responsibility we assume and are committed to implementing the mandate of changes given by people to us. Consistent and hard work is expected for us in near future.
“Results of Armenian Renaissance Party were a bit unexpected, I thought by administrative leverages they’ll enter the parliament, however, RPA was strict and votes or Artur Baghdasaryan’s party weren’t sufficient. The electorate of Dashnaks increased by 2% after Ter-Petrosyan’s interview.”
“I’m really excited to be back in Artsakh. What an amazing transformation this place has been experiencing. Check out this kid singing Soad’s Lonely Day. He is a true rockstar,” he wrote.
As the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President reports, various issues regarding the life in Artsakh, the state-building process, regional trends and the Motherland-Diaspora ties were touched upon during the meeting.
“13 of them were released from the hospital. All patients are examined by the best specialists, all are provided with medicine and blood”, she said.
Despite some minor technical problems, fewer irregularities concerning ballot box stuffing, double voting, counting and tabulation of results were recorded by observers. The European Union is committed to a stable, democratic and prosperous future of Armenia.
“Dear compatriots, I want to express my deepest gratitude to all voters of the Yelk bloc who trusted their votes to us by assessing the work carried out during the past 5 years, having a wish to add our opinion in the Parliament, believing in the opportunity for changes.”
From the positions of the Artsakh Defense Army, the monitoring will be conducted by Field Assistants to the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Michael Olaru (Moldova) and Ghenadie Petrica (Moldova), as well as staff-member of the OSCE High-Level Planning Group Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Farrelli (Ireland).
Critics see the constitutional amendments as part of Sargsyan’s efforts to retain control of the country after he steps down in 2018 due to term limits. If his party controls parliament, he could be appointed prime minister after that.
