ArmInfo. There are still no elections in Armenia like December 9. This was stated by the head of the observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE / ODIHR), Ursula Gacek, on 10 December during a meeting with journalists.
According to her, the fundamental human rights and freedoms were observed at the parliamentary elections in Armenia. Equal conditions on TV were provided to all political forces. "During the past elections there was no prosecution of candidates and voters. We are always ready to help Armenia eliminate the existing shortcomings. I can say with confidence that so far there have not been such elections in Armenia," she said. According to her, the majority of voters supported the power, and such trust obliges.
MEP Heidi Hautala, head of the observation mission in Armenia from the EU legislature, said that, despite the fact that the parties and the CEC did not have enough time to prepare for the elections, they held elections at a very high level. "Everyone was able to express his will. In the past report (on previous elections, ed.) We talked about pressure on the voter and the distribution of money. But yesterday all this was not there," she said.The representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Nagima Lanjri, referring to gender equality in electoral processes, expressed a desire to see more activity among women during election campaigning. "I would like to see reforms that would stimulate greater involvement of Armenian women in the political processes in the country," she said. At the same time, PACE representative Alexander Posiezh believes that the Armenian authorities should work on strengthening democracy in the country. According to him, the report of the organization will be presented in January 2019.