Opposition party leaders during the signing of election deal with government on Tuesday
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—Representatives of Armenia’s government and three major opposition parties signed on Tuesday a new agreement aimed at preventing possible fraud in next year’s crucial parliamentary elections.
The deal contains a set of anti-fraud amendments to the Electoral Code that are due to be adopted by the Armenian parliament soon.
The most significant amendment aims to preclude multiple voting by government supporters through the publication of the names of those voters that have cast ballots, according to official protocols. Opposition parties will be able to verify whether those voters actually live in Armenia.
The government also agreed to ensure live online broadcasts of voting and ballot counting in all 2,000 or so polling stations across the country.
Levon Zurabian, the parliamentary leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK), praised the government for displaying a “political willâ€
