CE ▁/ ▁O DI HR , ▁led ▁by ▁T ana ▁de ▁Z ulu eta , ▁spoke ▁of ▁restrictions ▁on ▁freedom ▁of ▁speech ▁during ▁elections , ▁while ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁head ed ▁by ▁P ino ▁Ar lac chi ▁confirmed ▁free ▁and ▁fair ▁elections . ▁The ▁European ▁Parliament ▁and ▁P ACE ▁issued ▁a ▁joint ▁statement ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁highly ▁app ra ised ▁the ▁elections . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁obser vers ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁also ▁acknowled ged ▁fair ▁elections . ▁ ▁V ary ing ▁estimates ▁of ▁the ▁elections ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sc andal . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁Catherine ▁As ht on ▁and ▁European ▁Commission er ▁Stefan ▁F ule , ▁ignored ▁the ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁including ▁in ▁its ▁statement ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁O DI HR . ▁The ▁Commission ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁discussed ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁Ar lac chi . ▁During ▁the ▁discussion , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁“ green ” ▁condem ned ▁the ▁report ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁dis cred ited ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Social ists ’ ▁fa ction ▁in ▁the ▁EU ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁P ACE ▁report ▁cannot ▁be ▁considered ▁reliable ▁at ▁all . ▁It ▁later ▁emer ged ▁that ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁EU ▁represent atives ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁A zer ba ij an ▁uno fficial ly ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁d ime ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁organizations , ▁which ▁was ▁regarded ▁by ▁the ▁“