POLITICS
Azerbaijan’s CEC Chairman casts his vote at polling station No. 31






Baku, January 29, AZERTAC
Mazahir Panahov, Chairman of the Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission (CEC), cast his ballot at the polling station No. 31 of the Nasimi-Binagadi constituency No. 21 as municipal elections kicked off in Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
A total of 16,092 candidates are competing for 8,071 municipal member positions across 685 municipalities nationwide.
The elections accommodate 5,961,987 registered voters, with 6,052,721 ballot papers distributed to polling stations, all of which are equipped to ensure free and fair elections.
A total of 70,625 local observers have been registered to monitor the elections.
The municipal elections in Azerbaijan officially kicked-off today at 8:00 AM and will conclude at 7:00 PM.