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08:57, February 21, 2008 |
The United States expressed concern on Wednesday over alleged report of problems in the vote count in Armenia's presidential election.
A report by election observers led by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) called the election "mostly in line with international standards," according to State Department official Edgar Vazquez.
However, "We are concerned by some elements of the report, including a description of the vote-count as 'bad' or 'very bad'" in 15 percent of the polling stations observed by the OSCE-led overseers, Vazquez said.
Vazquez also called on all parties in the country to remain peaceful and refrain from violence.
Vazquez made the comments after the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia announced Wednesday that Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan won the presidential election by securing 52.86 percent of ballots in preliminary results from all 1923 polling stations.
Source: Xinhua
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