The "Independent Observer" coalition continues to summarize the results of the observation mission carried out during the elections. Coalition member Daniel Ioannisyan presented the data gathered up to this moment, noting that observers managed to visit 1,830 polling stations across the republic, which accounts for about 92 percent of all polling stations.
According to him, as a result of the conducted monitoring, violations of various nature were recorded at approximately 800 polling stations, which constitutes about 44% of the monitored stations.
Ioannisyan specified that a significant portion of the recorded violations was related to the organization of the electoral process and ensuring the secrecy of the ballot.
In particular, procedural violations were recorded at 7% of the monitored polling stations. This refers to the incomplete or improper application of established rules and procedures during the voting process.
Furthermore, issues related to ensuring the secrecy of the ballot were recorded at 6% of the stations. At another 6%, violations were documented that, in the opinion of the observers, could create risks to the secrecy of the ballot.
According to the data from the observation mission, tense situations or arguments that disrupted the normal working atmosphere were recorded at 3% of the polling stations. At another 3%, instances of campaigning were recorded that are considered problematic in terms of the restrictions established by electoral legislation.
Speaking about the instances of campaigning, Daniel Ioannisyan noted that they were mostly expressed through the use of T-shirts, hats, and badges bearing the symbols of political forces or campaign-related content.
"The manifestations of campaigning mainly consisted of T-shirts, hats, and badges containing campaign content. These cases were mostly recorded at the beginning of the day and have already been rectified," Ioannisyan said.
He also presented data on who the perpetrators of the recorded violations were—in those cases where the observers managed to identify the responsible parties.
According to the presented statistics, the precinct electoral commission was responsible in approximately 7.5% of cases. In about 1% of cases, the violations were attributed to police officers.
At the same time, in approximately 7.8% of the recorded cases, the perpetrators of the violation were proxies of political forces, and in about 9.5% of cases, they were voters.
Daniel Ioannisyan also presented statistics on the political forces in those instances where it was possible to determine the party affiliation of the person who committed the violation.
According to him, in 39% of such cases, the perpetrator of the violation was linked to the "Strong Armenia" political force. In 29% of cases, the violation was attributed to the "Civil Contract" party, in 9% to the "Armenia" alliance, and in about 8% to the "Prosperous Armenia" party.
The representative of the "Independent Observer" coalition noted that the observation mission continues to collect and synthesize data, and a more comprehensive report on the recorded violations, their nature, and an overall assessment of the electoral process will be presented after the conclusion of the elections.

















