25/03/2024 - 26/03/2024
Yerevan – A delegation of the Venice Commission travelled to Armenia and had an exchange of views with state authorities and other stakeholders in order to follow up on the joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR on the draft amendments to the Electoral Code and related legislation of Armenia, which the Commission adopted in October 2023. The delegation met with representatives of the following institutions:
• the Ministry of Justice, including the Deputy Minister of Justice,
• the Central Election Commission (CEC),
• the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs of the Parliament,
• the Corruption Prevention Commission,
• political parties, state authorities, IFES, USAID and the civil society, in the framework of an electoral reform workshop organised by IFES, USAID and the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan.