Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 26
By Aygun Badalova – Trend:
The referendum to amend Azerbaijan’s Constitution is being held transparently, Carmen Quintanilla, a Spanish MP and member of the European People’s Party (EPP) delegation, told Trend Sept. 26.
“People are very pleased with the voting process,” she said. “Azerbaijani people are voting for their democracy and freedom. I would like to congratulate all Azerbaijani people on this occasion.”
The referendum to make amendments to Azerbaijan’s constitution kicked off at 08:00 and will wrap up at 19:00 (UTC/GMT +4).
The number of voters in Azerbaijan stands at 5,267,111 people.
As many as 117 international observers – MPs from around 35 countries as well as observers from various international organizations, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) – have been accredited by Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) to observe the referendum.
The total number of the observers is around 53,000.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order to hold a referendum on amending the Constitution on Sept. 26.