US Ambassador to Armenia monitors mayoral elections in Hrazdan
SOCIETY, Daily news | ankakh | February 14, 2012 22:25
YEREVAN. – A heated battle was underway for the mayoral elections in Armenia’s Hrazdan city, US Ambassador John Heffern, who personally monitored the elections, stated during a press conference on Tuesday.
“A heated battle was underway there. There were two strong candidates. It was truly interesting for me to see a real political battle there, which, in my view, is also very important for the upcoming parliamentary elections,” the Ambassador said.
He noted that he was assured that everything was in order at the polling stations. “Both sides assured that the elections were being held transparently and properly,” John Heffern said.
And with respect to the opposition candidate’s campaign headquarters’ claims that election fraud had been committed, the US Ambassador said: “I hope all those who have information on voting fraud would convey them to the authorities, and I expect the authorities to take measures in that regard,” RFE/RL informs.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, as a result of the mayoral elections held Sunday in Armenia’s Hrazdan City, Aram Danielyan—the incumbent Mayor and RPA member—defeated Sasun Mikayelyan—the former MP and Mayor, and opposition Armenian National Congress member.
According to final results of the elections, Danielyan received 13,079 votes, and Mikayelyan gathered 11,506 votes. All through the day, Sasun Mikayelyan’s campaign headquarters was informing about cases of voting fraud and election bribes, whereas Aram Danielyan’s headquarters was refuting this information. Sasun Mikayelyan’s campaign headquarters announced that it will not appeal the election results.
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