BAKU: The parliamentary poll in Azerbaijan has complied with the law, Cristian-Augustin Niculescu-?îgîrla?, the head of the observer mission from the Romanian Senate, told reporters, Trend reports.
“The polling stations adhered to the established schedule for opening, and the election commissions were formed in full compliance with the law. Before the voting began, the ballot boxes were empty and sealed. Members of the election commissions attended the stations.
We observed the presence of media representatives, who had unrestricted access to continuously record the voting process. Voter identification was ensured by checking ID cards, and specially equipped booths were used to maintain the secrecy of the vote.
No violations on campaign materials inside or outside the polling stations were detected. Additionally, no unauthorized individuals were present at the polling stations,” he noted.
Voting in the parliamentary election in Azerbaijan has concluded at 19:00 (GMT +4).
On June 28, President of the Repu
blic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dissolving the sixth convocation of the Azerbaijani Parliament and scheduling the extraordinary election for September 1.
Azerbaijan has 6,421,960 registered voters, including 374 who turned 18 on the election day. There are 6,478 polling stations, comprising 6,343 permanent and 135 temporary locations.
In the territories liberated from occupation, 54 permanent polling stations were set up. There were 10 electoral districts for internally displaced persons (IDPs), with 574 IDP polling stations serving 397,862 voters.
A total of 112,749 local observers have been registered, including over 65,000 representatives of political parties. There are 598 international observers from 51 organizations and 69 countries, including 227 from OSCE/ODIHR and 61 from OSCE PA.
Among the 990 registered candidates, 305 represent 25 political parties, while 371 are party members but were not nominated by their parties. In total, 676 candidates are affiliated with political partie
s.
Source: Trend News Agency