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According to the preliminary results from the Central Election Commission, incumbent President Sargsian has won these elections by 58.64 percent. We support the conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR observer mission in their preliminary conclusions that the elections were generally well administered and characterized by a respect for fundamental freedoms, including those of assembly and expression, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland told a daily press briefing on Tuesday. 

“We do note that ODIHR also noted that the media fulfilled their legal obligation to provide balanced coverage and all contestants made use of their free air time,” the Spokesperson said.

According to her, ODIHR was concerned about some lack of impartiality on the part of public administration officials and the misuse of administrative resources.

“But in general, election day was calm and orderly and it was marked by undue – that in general, it was marked by a calm process. But there was some undue interference in the process, including by proxies representing the incumbent. And there were some serious violations that obviously need to be investigated, as ODIHR has called for,” the Spokesperson said.