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 Friday, March 24 2017 22:46
Marianna Mkrtchyan

Head of EU delegation in Armenia gave six advises to Armenian voters

Head of EU delegation in Armenia gave six advises to Armenian voters

ArmInfo. Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski made a message on the eve of the upcoming parliamentary elections and gave six advises to Armenian  voters.

"On the whole, EU wants and expects that the coming elections will be  qualitatively better, more transparent and more democratic than the  previous ones. I am convinced that voters play an important role in  this process, since they have a crucial role in the successful  conduct of elections. In this connection, I urge the Armenian voter  to go to the elections and make choice, trust in the new  technologies, not to succumb to the temptation of electoral bribes,  not to allow themselves to be intimidated, report violations and be a  supporter of peace processes", the Diplomat told reporters on March  24 in Yerevan at the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the 60th  anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

At the same time, the ambassador reminded that EU provided more than  7 million EUR for the technological support of the polling stations  (the installation of video cameras and the introduction of electronic  voter identification systems). According to him, this step is one of  the evidence that the EU attaches great importance to the successful  holding of these elections. Switalski said that on March 25, systems  for the identification of voters will be tested again. "We hope that  everything will be successful and these funds will ensure the best  level of electoral processes. These technological innovations should  inspire confidence in the Armenian voter", the Ambassador said. At  the same time, the European Diplomat said that EU also provided  several hundred thousand EUR to involve local observers in the  electoral processes.  "And we are pleased to state that the main  stakeholders are making every effort to ensure the presence of local  voters at all polling stations. We managed to ensure their  participation in 97% of polling stations. The presence of observers  should also become a stimulating factor for increasing voters'  confidence in the processes", said Switalski.

At the same time, he stressed that the European Union and the partner  countries closely monitor the electoral processes in Armenia, all  reports of violations and any manifestations of inappropriate  behavior.  In addition, according to the Diplomat, the European Union  and all interested sides, including the observation missions of the  Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the OSCE/ODIHR will take  all necessary steps to properly respond to violations, especially  with regard to the removal of ballots from non- voters from polling  stations by eliminating electoral violations.

Answering to the question whether the EU will take any steps in case  the elections fail to meet expectations, the Diplomat stressed that  the European Union is working on the basis of a positive scenario.   According to him, Brussels wants the democratic development of  Armenia to take a new step after these elections. 

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