YEREVAN. – Two local NGOs, namely the Center for Election Systems (60 observers) and the Legal Civilized Society (50 observers), have applied to conduct an observation mission during the Armenian capital city Yerevan elections.    

But no international organization has yet applied with such request, Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Press Secretary Hermine Harutyunyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. The organizations may submit a respective application ten days prior to the vote.    

She also informed that the CEC will convene a special session on April 1, to discuss the procedure and schedule for allocating to the candidates free and paid airtime on the state-run Public Television and Radio.    

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, six parties and one bloc have submitted formal applications to run in the Yerevan Council elections. The latter are slated for May 5, and the participating political forces will vie for 65 Council seats. The election campaign will kick off on April 7 and come to an end on May 3. The Yerevan Council election will be held with proportional lists only.