President hails animosity-free atmosphere of 2013 polls

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President, head of the RA National Security Council (NSC) Serzh Sargsyan convoked an extended NSC meeting, with government representatives and heads of the adjunct institutions, Yerevan Mayor, Chairmen of the independent commissions established under the RA laws, Chairman of the Central Bank, Chairmen of the Control Board and the Court of Appeals, Heads of the regional administrations present.

President Sargsyan noted that from the viewpoint of the organization of the work aimed at the further improvement of the election mechanisms, two achievements were registered in the course of the 2013 presidential elections: first, the mainly positive response of the international community and second, the animosity-free atmosphere of the elections.

“The improvement of the election mechanisms doesn’t stop with the end of elections; on the contrary, currently we are obligated to recap all proposals and comments made by the international observers, have to study one by one all materials published in the media and social networks and naturally, there is work to be done not only by the legislative and executive branches but the law enforcement bodies as well,” President Sargsyan said.

Head of the presidential administration Vigen Sarkissian briefed on the results of the 2013 elections in Armenia and assessments by the international observers. Reports were also made on the claims received by the relevant institutions in the course of the elections regarding violations and the ongoing process of their examination.

Upon completion of the meeting, Mr Sarkissian was tasked to resume the activity of the working group on the improvement of the Electoral Code and procedures after the publication of the OSCE/ODHIR final report.

Armenian police and Prosecutor’s Office were instructed to continue the examination of the received claims related to the election process in the framework of the proper legal procedures, presidential press service reported.