In the run-up to Armenia's May 12 parliamentary elections, there was some concern that the elections would be less than transparent. Some MCC watchers, including the office of Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA), questioned whether the MCC should be prepared to restrict funds to Armenia should the elections prove substandard. The MCC's response to these concerns was that they were monitoring the situation and working with Armenia to support the election process. Though they never specifically threatened putting the compact on hold if the elections were found to be fraudulent, the MCC was probably pleased to hear that international monitors deemed Armenia's elections relatively free and fair and an improvement over previous ones since the verdict both marks progress for Armenia and relieves the MCC of having to seriously assess its continued partnership with the country based on its commitment to ruling justly (particularly in the wake of its decision to put a hold on Sri Lanka).
