(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. The
parliamentary election in Azerbaijan has been held transparently,
the first Deputy Chairperson of the House of Representatives of the
Moroccan Parliament, Mohamed Sabbari, said at a press conference on
the results of the September 1 extraordinary parliamentary
election, Trend reports.
“Relations between Azerbaijan and Morocco are built on the
foundation of friendship and brotherhood. Development between the
two countries continues in all fields. It was an honor for us to
observe the parliamentary election. Moroccan representatives
visited several polling stations, observed the process, and the
election was transparent,” he said.
According to him, all the rules were adhered to for the
successful holding of the parliamentary election.
“Voters' names were strictly checked, and the voting process was
monitored. All polling stations also provided conditions for
candidate representatives. We talked to them, and the
representatives were satisfied with the whole process. I
congratulate the Azerbaijani people on this democratic holiday.
There was a moment in the history of Azerbaijan that distinguished
this election. It was related to the fact that the election was
held in the whole territory of Azerbaijan, in liberated Karabakh. I
congratulate the Azerbaijani people on this,” he added.
To note, an extraordinary parliamentary election was held in
Azerbaijan on September 1.
According to preliminary data , voter turnout at
the elections amounted to 37.27 percent. The number of voters
casting their ballots amounted to 2,196,771. A total of 5,895
polling stations submitted their protocols to the CEC.
A total of 112,749 domestic observers were registered to observe
the election. More than 65,000 of them were representatives of
political parties.
The number of registered international observers was 598,
representing 51 organizations in 69 countries.
Out of 990 registered candidates in the parliamentary elections,
305 are representatives of 25 political parties. Whereas 371
candidates are members of political parties, they were not
nominated by the parties to which they belong. A total of 676
candidates have political party affiliation.
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