ArmInfo.On December 18, Armenian First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan took part in the meeting of the steering committee of the electoral assistance program in Armenia, the press service of the government of Armenia reports.
According to the source, the head of the CEC of Armenia, Tigran Mukuchyan, noted that despite the complexity of the electoral system, only 4,700 ballots were declared invalid during the early parliamentary elections held on December 9, 2018, while in 2017 the number of invalid ballots was 7500.
According to the head of the CEC, 4,000 electoral identification devices were installed at polling stations, 16 of which were replaced on Election Day, and there were no violations in the operation of the devices.
Accordingly, there were no statements, complaints, and technical shortcomings regarding the work of the cameras, as well as failures during the live broadcast. 84 information boards were installed on the territory of the republic, 2 radio programs were developed and distributed to citizens who were the first to vote on Election Day, 80,000 medals were sent out. In turn, the heads of diplomatic missions, referring to the preliminary reports of international observation missions, stated that the level of public confidence in the elections was unprecedented compared with other elections ever held in Armenia. UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia Shombi Sharp congratulated the Armenian government and the Armenian people on truly free, fair and transparent elections.
CEC Chairman Mukuchyan said that at the moment the Central Election Commission did not receive complaints from political parties or any candidate, and not a single request was received asking for a full recount.