(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. A very large
number of people are voting in the extraordinary presidential
election in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Kazakh MP Aydos Sarym told
Trend .
"This morning we were in Sumgayit, and now we continue our work
in Baku. Wherever we have visited, at all polling stations, we see
a lot of people. We observe a huge activity among people. People go
to the polling stations as to celebration. We can see that they
realize the importance of this election," the MP stressed.
He mentioned that this is an important historical day for
Azerbaijan, as the election is held for the first time during the
period of independence on the entire territory of the country.
"Early in the morning, mainly adults, older generation came, and
now everyone - both youth and middle-aged people are actively
coming to fulfill their constitutional duty, to vote in this
election. I think it's wonderful," he added.
To note, voting in the presidential election is going on in
Azerbaijan.
Candidates for the presidency in the upcoming election include
incumbent President Ilham Aliyev (New Azerbaijan Party),
independent contenders Zahid Oruj and Fuad Aliyev, Razi Nurullayev
(National Front Party), Fazil Mustafa (Great Order Party), Elshad
Musayev (Great Azerbaijan Party), and Gudrat Gasanguliyev (Whole
Azerbaijan Popular Front Party).
From 08:00 (GMT+4), polling stations will be open for voters,
and close at 19:00. The Central Election Commission Secretariat's
Information Center will share preliminary updates on the voting
process and results at 15:00, 17:00, and 19:00 Baku time.
The crucial cutoff for candidate registration came on January 9,
with seven contenders now in the race for the presidential
seat.
The voter roll boasts 6,478,623 people who will cast their votes
across 6,537 polling stations throughout the country.
A total of 90,372 observers are registered to monitor the
election, with 790 of them representing 72 international
organizations from 89 countries.
For the first time in the history of independent Azerbaijan, the
upcoming election will span across the entire country, including
the lands liberated from Armenian occupation in 2020. In the
liberated territories, 26 polling stations have been
established.
For Azerbaijani citizens residing abroad, 49 polling stations
have been established in the embassies and consulates of 37
countries. This allows over 23,000 expatriates to participate in
the voting process from various corners of the globe.
A robust media presence of 190 international entities is
dedicated to observing the election, with 216 of their
representatives officially registered as international
observers.
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