Wednesday, March 29 2017 16:46

ArmInfo.EU delegationa, Germany, US and UK Embassies made a joint statement on upcoming election in Armenia. The statement particularly reads the following: 

Over the past year, the European Union, the United States,  Germany, and the United Kingdom have offered significant financial  and technical support to Armenia's voting process, including  providing equipment to facilitate a free and fair parliamentary  election on April 2. We are pleased with the latest tests of the  voter authentication equipment developed for Sunday's election.  We  commend the Government of Armenia for its commitment to this project  to support Armenia's election process and the United Nations  Development Program for its effective implementation of the project  within a severely constrained timeline.  We firmly believe that this  effort will diminish the likelihood of voter fraud on Election  Day and will limit tampering with the electoral process inside  polling stations.  We state firmly that the voting process remains  anonymous and that the voter authentication devices and cameras  installed in polling stations are not designed to track votes.  We  laud and support the strong effort by credible local and  international electoral observers to cover virtually the entirety of  Armenia's 2009 polling stations, with the aim of providing balanced,  objective analysis of the conduct of the election.  We note that our  ultimate assessment of the conduct of the April 2 election will  not be limited to observing electoral procedures on Election Day,  itself.  We are aware of and concerned by allegations of voter  intimidation, attempts to buy votes, and the systemic use of  administrative resources to aid certain competing parties.  We  continue to urge all parties engaged in the election to abide by the  letter and spirit of Armenia's electoral law, and call upon relevant  law enforcement authorities and electoral institutions to implement  existing laws in an unbiased and credible manner.  

We hope the ultimate result of the election will pave the way  to a future of prosperity, peace, and progress.  The Armenian people  deserve as much," the statement summarizes