Publisher: Helsinki Citizens Assembly Vanadzor Office 

Volume: 38 pages, pdf

Description:

Helsinki Citizens' Assembly - Vanadzor emphasizes the role of free, fair, and transparent elections as one of the important preconditions of democracy, and for this reason it implements long-term and short-term observations within the territory of the RA. The experience of the observations implemented by the organization proves that violations of electoral rights are systemic and the legal mechanisms of their prevention are not effective. We think that the observation mission is a potential preventative means which can, and does, influence the electoral process. The monitoring of the parliamentary elections was implemented within the framework of the project ―Capacity Development for Civil Oversight over the Parliamentary Elections 2012‖ which will ensure democratic processes that will support free, fair, and transparent elections.