(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 1. All necessary
democratic procedures have been observed in the parliamentary
election in Azerbaijan, said Volodymyr Kreidenko, Ukrainian MP,
co-chairman of the inter-parliamentary relations group with
Azerbaijan and deputy member of the Permanent Delegation to the
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Trend reports.
“During our visit to Baku, the delegation inspected 10 polling
stations. We found that all necessary conditions for voting were in
place at each location. An interesting fact is that the number of
candidates at each polling station ranged from 9 to 10, which
indicates that all democratic procedures were being properly
followed,” he said.
When asked about the conditions for observers, Kreidenko
emphasized that there were no obstacles.
“Representatives of the Azerbaijani parliament actively
supported the work of observers, providing all necessary
assistance. The delegation was able to stay at the polling stations
for as long as needed and received the most accurate information
from election commission members and other observers,” he
added.
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 6,478 polling stations,
comprising 6,343 permanent and 135 temporary locations.
In the territories liberated from occupation, 54 permanent
polling stations are set up. There are 10 electoral districts for
internally displaced persons (IDPs), with 574 IDP polling stations
serving 397,862 voters. More than 42,000 voters will cast their
ballots in the liberated areas.
A total of 51,141 voters will participate for the first time in
the extraordinary parliamentary election. The oldest female voter
is 134 years old, and the oldest voter is 109 years old.
Exit polls will be conducted at approximately 2,500 polling
stations. Three international organizations are registered to carry
out these polls: the Citizens' Labor Rights Protection League,
together with Oracle Advisory Group (US), and the "Tereggi" Public
Association for Social Research, in collaboration with the Italian
SWG S.p.A. research company.
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.
Webcams have been installed at 1,000 polling stations nationwide
to allow direct and continuous observation of the voting process
without requiring registration.
Portable ballot boxes will be used across all polling stations
for the parliamentary election on September 1.
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