EPDE held preparatory meetings ahead of the parliamentary elections in Armenia
On February 17 – 22, EPDE experts Roman Udot (Movement Golos) and Adam Busuleanu (European Exchange) held a series of meetings with EPDE observers in Armenia to coordinate its study mission to the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled on April, 4. The EPDE member organisations Transparency International Anti-corruption Center and the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor plan […]
Statement on restrictions of the activities of local observers and mass media representatives in the Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia
The Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia was adopted by the National Assembly of Armenia in its third reading on May 25, 2016. Unfortunately, neither the proposals submitted by the political forces and civil society, nor the recommendations on 2012 parliamentary and 2013 presidential elections by OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission and on 2015 […]
Statement on serious restrictions in the Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia
STATEMENT on the restrictions of the activities of local observers and mass media representatives in the Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia The Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia was adopted by the National Assembly of Armenia in its third reading on May 25, 2016. Unfortunately, neither the proposals submitted […]
Armenia: Civic Observers’ Opinion on the Draft Electoral Law
10 May, 2016 OPINION On the compliance of the provisions of Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia with international standards According to the Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia adopted on 6 December 2015, new Electoral Code is planned to be adopted by 1 June 2016.[1] […]
Citizens’ observers demand transparent drafting of new election law in Armenia
Citizen’s election observers urge the Armenian authorities to safeguard transparency of the process of drafting the new election law and to include all relevant experts, representatives of the civil society and the political parties in the process. The authorities should establish an updated voter register and provide proper voter lists, cancel undue restrictions of […]
Statement on the Drafting of the New Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia
Citizen’s election observers urge the Armenian authorities to safeguard transparency of the process of drafting the new election law and to include all relevant experts, representatives of the civil society and the political parties in the process. The authorities should establish an updated voter register and provide proper voter lists, cancel undue restrictions of the […]
Voting violations and electoral fraud constitutional referendum in Armenia
The constitutional referendum of December 6, 2015, did not comply with the norms prescribed in the Code of Good Practice on Referendums of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission. The official results are largely forced and falsified, and the referendum and the document adopted through it are not legitimate. The observation mission recorded gross, multiple, […]
Armenia: Interviews with EPDE experts on the Technology of Stealing Votes [VIDEO]
Interviews at CIvilNet television with EPDE experts: Lene Wetteland, Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Roman Udot, Movement Golos, Russia and Adam Busuleanu on the conduct of the Constitutional Referendum In Armenia. The experts present results and conclusions on the pre-referendum campaign and the voting day. Lene Wetteland of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee and an expert with the […]
Preliminary statement on the conduct of the Constitutional Referendum
Citizen Observer Initiative and the European Platform for Democratic Elections found an unprecedented number of violations on the December 6 Constitutional Referendum. The referendum campaign was marred by massive misuse of administrative resources to campaign in favor of the constitutional changes and influencing the voting and tabulation process via control of electoral administration on the […]
Referendum assessed as illegitimate by Citizen Observers and EPDE
Constitutional Referendum Preliminary statement on the conduct of the Constitutional Referendum Citizen Observer Initiative and European Platform for Democratic Elections Republic of Armenia December 6, 2016 Citizen Observer Initiative and the European Platform for Democratic Elections found an unprecedented number of violations on the December 6 Constitutional Reform. The referendum campaign was marred by […]