U.S. Embassy: “Armenian election was an improvement toward international standards”

14-05-2007
Mediamax

Yerevan, May 14. /Mediamax/. The U.S. Embassy made a statement today, congratulating Armenia on “a more successful poll than previous elections”.

Mediamax reports that the statement of the Embassy reads: “We share the satisfaction of international observers that the election infrastructure, both legal and technical, has been greatly improved.

We are proud that our partnership with government and non-government structures in Armenia has supported these improvements. We value highly the work of the many election officials who were dedicated to completing their work with integrity.

We note ODIHR Ambassador Frlec’s comment that this election is not over.

Our judgment so far is that this election was an improvement toward international standards.

Part of the election process is a careful consideration of all issues raised in connection with the election, including several serious allegations of fraud or intimidation which may have affected the outcome of some of the races.

We hope for aggressive investigation of allegations of electoral wrongdoing and subsequent prosecutions, should they be warranted”, the statement of the U.S. Embassy reads.--0--

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