Large groups of foreign observers from different countries are going to monitor the upcoming presidential election in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Speaking to Tert.am, a secretary for the NKR Central Election Commisssion, Raya Nazaryan said that 81 international and 21 local observers have registered so far.
"The international observers are mainly legislators from the Czech Republic, Russia, US, France, Canada, Uruguay, Slovenia, Cyprus, Argentina and other countries," he said.
Nazaryan said that the voting will be also scrutinized by around 100 journalists, 55 being from foreign states.
The July 19 presidential election in Karabakh will see a competition among three contenders, the country's incumbent leader, Bako Sahakyan, a member of National Assembly, Vitaly Balasanyan, and a deputy rector of the NKR Agriculture Univeristy, Arkady Soghomonyan.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
81 international observers to monitor polls in Karabakh
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