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Akbar Novruz
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Mazahir Panahov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission
(CEC) of Azerbaijan, held a press conference to announce the
preliminary results of the snap parliamentary elections,
Azernews reports.
Panahov stated that a total of 5,895 protocols regarding the
election process had been submitted to the CEC. He further noted
that 2,196,711 citizens cast their votes in the parliamentary
elections, reflecting significant voter participation in the
electoral process.
The polls, which opened at 8:00 AM on September 1, were part of
an election scheduled after President Ilham Aliyev dissolved the
sixth convocation of the Azerbaijani Parliament on June 28, setting
the stage for the mentioned date.
With 6,421,960 registered voters, including 374 who turned 18 on
election day, Azerbaijan had 6,478 polling stations, of which 54
were established in territories liberated from occupation.
Additionally, 574 polling stations served 397,862 internally
displaced persons (IDPs), allowing over 42,000 voters in liberated
areas to cast their ballots.
Exit polls were conducted at approximately 2,500 polling
stations by three international organizations, including the
Citizens' Labor Rights Protection League and Oracle Advisory Group
(US). A total of 112,749 local observers, along with 598
international observers from 51 organizations and 69 countries,
monitored the election. Among the 990 registered candidates, 676
were affiliated with political parties.
Webcams were installed at 1,000 polling stations nationwide to
ensure transparent observation of the voting process, while
portable ballot boxes were utilized across all polling
stations.
Portable ballot boxes were used across all polling stations for
the parliamentary election on September 1.
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