International Observers of Artsakh Referendum Are Sure: Being Unrecognized Does Not Impact the Will of the People
“I hope Uruguay will also be the first country to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
“I hope Uruguay will also be the first country to recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
It should be mentioned that the day of the referendum coincided with Artsakh Revival Day. I think that the people with their inner passion, as in 1988, subconsciously wanted to raise their voice.
79.428 (76.44% of the total number of voters) out of 103.766 citizens took part in the voting.
It should be noted that the polling stations are open in Artsakh from 08.00 a.m. Today 102,757 NKR citizens have the right to vote.
A total of 339 MPs voted in favor of the law that will now head to a referendum that will likely be held in early April.
It is not accidental that Erdogan pushes referendum, in order to show that the constitutional reform package got the direct approval of the population.
Full and transparent investigations, as well as the resulting public reports, even if they do not lead to criminal prosecutions, can help the Electoral Commission, the National Assembly, and civil society identify possible improvements to current electoral procedures.
"We encourage the authorities to fully investigate fraud allegations, for the referendum process to be credible," the ambassador said
According to him, those for and against the constitutional amendments before the referendum had equal rights to use television, there have also been discussions and demonstrations.
According to the website of CEC, 825,622 voters (63.35% of the referendum participants or 32.17% of the citizens included in the voter lists) voted for the reform.
The CEC has till now received only 1 written complaint.
After filling in the ballot form and putting it in the envelope, he tore it in two halves and threw it into the ballot box, saying, "In the name of the Republic of Armenia."
After the vote, the opposition leader refused to answer reporters' questions, only encouraged people to come and vote.
They cast their votes at polling station 9/11 stationed at Yerevan school #24 after S. Spandaryan.
The Central Referendum Commission of Armenia shall publish the preliminary results of the voting in the December 6 constitutional referendum until 8:00 pm of December 7.
Simultaneously, 010-52-42-28 hotline number will be available in English and French for international observation missions, and 010-57-31-39 hotline number will be available in Russian for the CIS observation missions.
Artsvik Minasyan, member of the National Assembly ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Faction, speaking about the importance of the participation in the Referendum, said that "by voting on the Mother Law that defines the citizen-state, the society-state, as well as the nation-state relations, the Armenian citizen decides the issue of his and his country's future".
"RA citizens should participate is every referendum, not only on December 6 and it is the citizens, who should decide what to say," Ghazanchyan mentioned.
The lists are posted at polling stations, they can also be found on the official website of the RA Police.
In addition to "New Armenia", participation of other opposition movement "No to Constitutional Reforms" is also expected.
"We are not endorsing these amendments with the aim of widening the powers of the opposition, but we are obliged to do that in order to balance the strong executive from one side, and an opposition that has all the required authority, on the other", - Sargsyan concluded, adding that there are no other mechanisms to ensure this balance of power in the political system.
This is not a question of persons, it is about management model – passing from one to another.
One of the activists of the protest Armen Martirosyan urged the protesters to avoid provocations and "not to touch the policemen even with a finger."
In an answer to the question "If a referendum was held the next Sunday, how would you vote?" 35.8 percent of respondents said they would vote "yes", 31.8 - "no."
Now it is the citizens of Armenia that should decide!!! But… Before using that right it would be better to once more carefully read the draft, analyze it and make our own decision…
This means that the draft of constitutional reforms can be put on a referendum no earlier than November 30 and no later than December 30.
The Monitoring Committee welcomes the progress of constitutional reform in Armenia, which has been conducted in close co-operation with the Venice Commission. This has resulted in a text that, in the view of the Venice Commission, is of high quality and in line with international standards.
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