Parliamentary elections kick off in Azerbaijan
Baku, September 1, AZERTAC
The elections for the Azerbaijani parliament commenced today at 8:00 AM across the entire sovereign territory of Azerbaijan.
A total of 6,478 polling stations will operate throughout the day across 125 constituencies. Among these, 54 polling stations are located in the liberated territories, where over 42,000 eligible voters are expected to participate.
Provisions have been made for 6,421,960 voters to cast their ballots, with 6,516,567 ballot papers distributed to polling stations.
A total of 990 candidates are registered for the snap parliamentary elections. Of these, 305 were nominated by political parties, 684 by their own initiative, and 1 by initiative groups.
A total of 598 international observers from 69 countries and 51 international organizations have been accredited to monitor the elections, alongside 112,749 registered local observers.
To ensure transparency, webcams have been installed at 1,000 polling stations nationwide, streaming live on the official Central Election Commission websites (www.msk.gov.az, www.cec.gov.az, www.infocenter.gov.az).
Updates on the election progress will be broadcast throughout the day from the Information Hall of the “Seckiler” Information Center at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM, and 7:00 PM.
Voting will conclude at 7:00 PM.
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