(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. The OSCE/ODIHR
mission is pleased to cooperate with all interested parties in
Azerbaijan's electoral process, Ditmir Bushati, head of the OSCE
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) mission
for observing the upcoming parliamentary election in Azerbaijan,
said at today's press conference in Baku, Trend reports.
He pointed out that the mission arrived in Azerbaijan at the
request of the Central Election Commission (CEC).
"In Azerbaijan, there have been more than 10 similar missions
during election before, the last of which was during the
presidential election. Our current mission has held meetings with
the Foreign Ministry and the CEC, and we thank them for their
cooperation.
It is known that the OSCE is represented in 57 member countries.
Azerbaijan, like other countries, has committed to obligations in
the areas of human rights and election observation.
The core team of the current mission consists of 11 people and
will mainly operate in Baku. Members of the core team, which will
be based in Baku, will also visit other regions of Azerbaijan. On
August 6, 28 long-term observers will arrive in Azerbaijan.
They will observe the electoral process at the regional level.
There have already been 280 applications from short-term observers
who will arrive on election day. They will also observe the
process.
Over the past 30 years, we have observed around 400 electoral
processes in 57 OSCE member countries. Our observation process
covers the period before, during, and after the election. Our
mission also includes a media monitoring component. This reflects
how the election is covered by the media in terms of quality and
quantity.
The assessment of the election campaign is also part of our
mission. The goal of the mission is not to interfere; it is of an
observational and evaluative nature, and the results of the
observation will be published in our report.
The day after the election, on September 2, we'll hold a press
conference to announce our preliminary findings on the election.
The issue of compliance with the legislation in the electoral
process will also be reflected in this statement. The final report
will be published later. If necessary, this report will include
certain recommendations," he added.
On June 28, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
signed a decree on the dissolution of the Azerbaijani Parliament of
the sixth convocation and the appointment of an extraordinary
election to the Azerbaijani Parliament.
The snap parliamentary election is scheduled for September 1,
2024.
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