Dennis Sammut:

There have been several positive features in the campaign, Dennis Sammut, Director of LINKS, told ArmInfo, when asked to comment on the parliamentary election campaign in Armenia.

"I think the campaign has been a positive factor. There are problems regarding the administration of the elections, and the full impact of this will be seen on election day itself and immediately afterwards.   The most serious problem is connected with the voters list. Given that this has been a problem with Armenian elections in the past and has been mentioned before as one main causes for election irregularities somebody has to take responsibility for what is clearly a very serious issue. You simply cannot have a good election if the voting list is seriously inaccurate," Sammut said.

He noted that the Armenian political parties seem not to have given this issue enough importance. "Scrutinizing the election list shouldhappen on a regular daily basis between one election and another not in the last days. Also some of the money spent by the international community on supporting the electoral process should have been directed at this task. So it's not simply blaming the government. Others have to share the blame too," Sammut said.

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