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VLADIMIR RUSHAYLO TO MEET WITH CEC LEADERSHIP

Politics Materials 6 October 2005 18:21 (UTC +04:00)

The delegation led by Vladimir Rushaylo, the chairman of the CIS Exevutive Committee, met with Mazahir Panahov, the chairman of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC). Panahov mentioned shignificance of the observartion institute in the forthcoming parliamentary elections and their opinions in the appraisal of the voting, trend reports. He also informed the geusts about the pre-election situation in Azerbaijan.

Rushaylo recollected that during the presidential elections in 2003 Azerbaijan established favor conditions for all international observers and voiced hope that they would be able to fulfill their mission in this case as well.

According to Rushaylo, the delegation includes over 150 people and their number will increase by this time. The headquarters of the delegation will be located in Baku, Nakhichivan, Ganja and Lankaran. “Our observers will carry out their mission in 125 regional constituencies. We plan to meet with non-party candidates and candidates balloting from parties and blocs, what is important for objective appraisal of the pre-election situation,” he added.

Rushaylo stressed that over balloting of 2,000 candidates shows that the elections will be held in fair order. President Ilham Aliyev’s 11 May 2005 decree on improvement of election practice and the current pre-election situation forecast holding of democratic elections.

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