ArmInfo.The CIS observer mission did not record gross violations during the early parliamentary elections in Armenia, which would have influenced the course of their results. This was stated by head of the CIS Observer Mission Ilhom Nematov, reading out a collegially drawn up document by the organizational council of the mission, which included representatives of the CIS Parliamentary Assembly (PA), CSTO PA, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Russia and Belarus, members of the CIS Executive Committee.
According to him, the CIS mission visited a total of 800 polling stations. In this regard, Nematov stressed that the voting procedure was carried out in accordance with the RA Law and with the requirements of the RA Electoral Code. Moreover, he noted that the elections were held at a high organizational level, and all conditions for free expression of will were provided for the citizens of Armenia.
In turn, representative of the CEC of the Russian Federation Pavel Andreyev noted the professional approach of the Central Election Commission of Armenia. "Despite the high intensity of the political struggle, the CEC of Armenia worked efficiently. The fears that the political struggle would find its splash in the polling stations were not confirmed," he said.
To note, the CEC summarized data from all 2008 polling stations in Armenia. Three political forces have secured serious support from citizens: - "Civil Contract" party (53.9%) - "Armenia" bloc (21%) - "I have the honor!" (5.2%). The Prosperous Armenia Party received 3.9% of the votes. The rest of the political forces together collected only 15.7%.
The "Civil Contract" party led by Nikol Pashinyan won in all regions of Armenia, including Syunik and Yerevan.