Armenia`s CEC head presents Armenian experience of combating  disinformation to OIF delegates

ArmInfo. The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia received a delegation of the  International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), which is assessing legal norms in the field of combating disinformation.

According to the press service of the Central Election Commission of  Armenia, the delegation included head of the information security  department of the Directorate for Political Affairs and Democracy of  the International Organization of the Francophonie Bertrand Levan, an  international expert on public policy and media regulation,  rapporteur on the results of the mission Jean-Francois Furnemont,  vice-president of the Audiovisual Council of Moldova Ana Gonta and  OIF Representation for Central and Eastern Europe (REPECO) program  officer Elise Zahi

Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Armenia Vahagn  Hovakimyan at a meeting with the guests expressed his readiness to  expand the scope of cooperation.

The guests were interested in what functions the Central Election  Commission performs in the fight against disinformation and how  likely it is that disinformation can disrupt the electoral process.   The Chairman of the Central Election Commission stated that in the  legislation of Armenia, and especially in the Electoral Code, there  are many norms that are aimed at preventing or at least reducing the  spread of false information and its impact on the electoral  processes. Legislative norms that are fully applied were presented in  detail. It was noted that from the point of view of combating false  information, especially in the election cycle, the most effective way  is prompt interaction with the media, simultaneous monitoring and  prompt information.

Pointing out the importance of combating disinformation, Hovakimyan  also said that the draft five-year strategy for the CEC's activities  pays special attention to combating disinformation.