Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 26
By Samir Ali – Trend:
Twenty-six polling stations in 14 constituencies were set up in prisons and detention centers of the penitentiary service of the Azerbaijani Justice Ministry, Mehman Sadigov, spokesman for the penitentiary service, said Sept. 26.
He added that the voting has already started.
The referendum to make amendments to Azerbaijan’s constitution kicked off at 08:00 and will wrap up at 19:00 (UTC/GMT +4).
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.