Azerbaijan Election Chief Praises Lower-Level Commissions For Their Work
Date
9/4/2024 10:08:07 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 4. The Chairman of
the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan, Mazahir
Panahov, expressed satisfaction with the performance of lower-level
election commissions, Trend reports.
“We're almost being blamed for giving candidates too many voter
meetings. Most candidates met with constituents up to ten times. If
we indicated there was just one meeting place for 16 or 13
candidates, we would have been criticized. Overall, I am satisfied
with the work of the lower-level commissions, and any violations
will be reviewed the press has evidence of violations, they
should present it to us,” Panahov stated.
To recall, the snap parliamentary election was held in
Azerbaijan on September 1.
A total of 112,749 local observers were registered, including
over 65,000 representatives of political parties. There were 598
international observers from 51 organizations and 69 countries.
Among the 990 registered candidates, 305 represented 25
political parties, while 371 were party members but were not
nominated by their parties. In total, 676 candidates were
affiliated with political parties.
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