An independent observer has demanded that the CIS mission be stripped of its accreditation for the Armenian elections.

An international observer, part of the CIS mission, engaged in direct campaigning on his social media page, stated Daniel Ioannisyan, a representative of the Independent Observer mission, demanding that the foreign mission be stripped of its accreditation.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, parliamentary elections are being held in Armenia today, observers reported widespread violations, and the opposition complained about the use of administrative resources in the elections, including in Martuni.

We have filed a petition with the Central Election Commission of Armenia to revoke the accreditation of the CIS observer mission, stated Daniel Ioannisyan, a representative of the Independent Observer mission.

"We saw a case that is probably unprecedented. I don't recall a CIS observer, that is, an international observer, who would engage in direct campaigning on his Facebook page, directly expressing support for one of the political forces," News.Am quotes him as saying.

"Such behavior We have already submitted the CIS observer to the Central Election Commission, demanding that the observer's accreditation be revoked," Ioannisyan stated, expressing hope that the CEC will respond quickly to all of this.

He also expressed the opinion that the CIS mission and the Ayakve initiative in this regard are becoming controversial in light of the recording that was published the other day, namely, one of the Ayakve leaders discussing the issue of Russian interference in the elections in Armenia, and CIS observers were discussed in this context.

"Here we see a certain logical connection," Ioannisyan noted.

Regarding the cases of election bribery uncovered by the Anti-Corruption Committee, he said: "The reports of these identified cases are quite reliable, although it is a little scary to imagine the real scale of voter bribery.

At the same time, we have signals that certain power outages are possible in the evening hours "electricity, perhaps through other mechanisms, although those responsible for the power grid have assured us that there will be a person on duty at each polling station, and that each substation is now under strict control, also by law enforcement agencies. In any case, I want to say: if there are power outages, we have clear action plans. This isn't 1996, where when the power goes out, everyone starts looking for candles. Everyone has phones, phones have flashlights, and cameras are powered by UPS and will continue to record and broadcast everything."

As a reminder, earlier, against the backdrop of a tense election campaign in Armenia, there were repeated reports of mass detentions of opposition supporters. Law enforcement officials confirmed the opening of dozens of criminal cases. On June 6, the number of people detained in Armenia in cases of election bribery approached 200. Today, law enforcement officials conducted searches at the headquarters of the "Armenia" bloc in Gyumri and href="https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/423893">Candidate for parliament Hasmik Sahradyan was detained. Searches were also conducted at the headquarters of "Strong Armenia." "Prosperous Armenia" announced that 50 of its supporters were detained today.

The "Prosperous Armenia" party of oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan, the "Armenia" bloc of former president Robert Kocharyan, and the "Strong Armenia" bloc of businessman Samvel Karapetyan are the most pro-Russian participants in the Armenian parliamentary elections.

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