POLITICS
ELECTION PREPARATIONS IN AZERBAIJAN MEETS COUNTRY`S LEGISLATION, YEVGENI SLOBODA
Head of the CIS observation mission`s Baku office Yevgeni Sloboda told journalists on Monday that preparations for the October 15 presidential election are in accordance with the country`s legislation.
He stressed the Azerbaijani Government had already created all necessary conditions to conduct free, fair and transparent elections in the country.
According to him, CIS long term observation mission has conducted monitorings in 67 territorial election commissions and revealed no violations of law.
He also stressed the Organization`s short-term observation mission would arrive in Baku 2-3 days before the election day.
Yevgeni Sloboda praised equal conditions created for presidential candidates, particularly allocation of free airtime to all of them.
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