CEC Chairman: We will announce preliminary results and leading candidates on election day evening


We will announce the preliminary results on the evening of the election day, Mazahir Panahov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission, said at a press conference today, APA reports.

The CEC Chairman noted that preliminary results are not official: ‘We will announce who the leading candidates are based on the preliminary results on election day. Protocols from district election commissions will reach the CEC within 2 days. After 2 days, we will announce the preliminary results based on these protocols in accordance with the Code. We are given a maximum of 20 days. After that, we will send the results to the Constitutional Court.’

Source: Azeri-Press news agency