BAKU: Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were held at a high level, Secretary General of the International Parliamentary Organization Sitara Ayaz told reporters at a press conference, Trend reports.
“The parliamentary elections were very effective. Our delegation observed the professionalism and transparency of the elections,” she said.
Sitara Ayaz noted that the delegation visited about 10 polling stations in Baku. In general, the parliamentary elections were very active. Many people came to vote today.
“Virtually, we are pleased to report that the elections were peaceful and there were no violations,” she added.
Voting in the parliamentary election in Azerbaijan has concluded at 19:00 (GMT +4).
On June 28, President of the Republic 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 6,4
78 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 parties.
Source: Trend News Agency