MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS KICK OFF IN AZERBAIJAN

23.12.2009 [08:00]
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Baku, 23 December (AZERTAC). Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 23, across Azerbaijan as the country`s citizens start casting ballots in municipal elections.

A total of 15,682 seats in 1,718 municipalities are being contested, with about 31,000 candidates running. Of these 16,755 are nominated by political parties, while 14,073 are independent candidates and 147 are nominated by initiative groups.

Nearly 4.6 million Azerbaijani citizens are expected to cast their ballots in 4,813 polling stations.

The election will be monitored by more than 49,000 local and 52 international observers.

Mazahir Panahov, chief of the country`s Central Election Commission, CEC, told a press conference “necessary conditions have been created at all polling stations to conduct normal voting”.

Some 500 polling stations were equipped with webcams to provide internet users with an opportunity to watch the whole voting process online. The list of the webcam-equipped polling stations is available at the election commission’s websites.

Throughout the Polling Day, the Central Election Commission will issue five reports: at 10.00, 12.00, 15.00, 17.00 and 19.00.

Polling stations close at 19.00.

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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS KICK OFF IN AZERBAIJAN

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