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Over 1,000 candidates for MPs appeal to Azerbaijani CEC

Politics Materials 19 September 2015 16:17 (UTC +04:00)
Four plenipotentiary representatives of the National Democratic Party of Azerbaijan were registered at a meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) September 19.
Over 1,000 candidates for MPs appeal to Azerbaijani CEC

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 19

Trend:

Four plenipotentiary representatives of the National Democratic Party of Azerbaijan were registered at a meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) September 19.

The decision of the district election commission was considered and cancelled at the meeting at the request of Ruslan Izzetli.

"Some 1,017 candidates have appealed," CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov said.

"Some 506 of them were nominated by political parties, 37 - by the bloc of political parties, 3 - by initiative groups, 471 - self-nominated," he said. "The nomination of 839 candidates was approved. Some 721 people received the signature sheets. Some 64 people returned the signature sheets. Some 19 candidates were registered. Five candidates were nominated by the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, the rest - by the Civil Solidarity Party and Umid party. The candidates of 14 more people were nominated on an individual basis."

The parliamentary election will be held in Azerbaijan on November 1.

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