ELDR head says democracy progress in Armenia slow

 May 11, 2012 - 17:42 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Parliamentary elections in Armenia showed progress compared with the previous ones, President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) said.

“However, about 102 % voters proved to cast their ballots in some electoral districts, with individuals not included in voter lists also participating in elections,” Graham Watson told a press conference in Yerevan.

Stressing slow democracy progress in Armenia, he further called for intensified steps to ensure sustainable development in the country.

Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on May 6. According to the data received from all of 1982 polling stations, parties and blocs gained the following number of votes:

Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) – 663 066 (44,05 %)

Prosperous Armenia Party – 454 684 (30,20 %)

Heritage party - 87 095 (5,79 %)

Armenian National Congress (ANC) bloc – 106 910 (7,10 %)

ARF Dashnaktsutyun – 86 296 (5,73 %)

Orinats Yerkir – 82 690 (5,49 %)

Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA) – 5 633 (0,37 %)

Communist Party of Armenia – 15 933 (1,06 %)

United Armenians party – 3 080 (0,20 %).