POLITICS
Portuguese observer: Presidential election results in Azerbaijan - choice made by people
Baku, April 12, AZERTAC
“The presidential election in Azerbaijan was held without violations and in accordance with the law, the results of the presidential election in Azerbaijan are the choice made by people,” Mario David, head of the Portuguese observation mission, has told a press conference in Baku.
"All the necessary conditions were created for all presidential candidates to update voters about their ideas and plans,” he said. “The voting process was open and transparent. The voter turnout reached 74.51 percent, which testifies to people's desire to express their point of view and make their choice."
Azerbaijan held the presidential election on April 11.
Incumbent President, Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party Ilham Aliyev gained 86 percent of votes in the election, according to the votes counted in 5,201 polling stations.
The election was monitored by 894 international (61 organizations, 59 countries) and 58,175 local observers.