Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 2
By Anahanum Khidayatova - Trend:
Election in Azerbaijan was successfully held in accordance with international norms and standards and principles of democracy, Akkan Suver, head of the observation mission from Turkish Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research Foundation told Trend Nov.2.
"Equipping precincts with web cameras is another evidence of transparency of the election," he said.
Azerbaijan is an example of democracy in the Turkic world, which showed the world an example of democratic election, Suver said and congratulated Azerbaijani people on the successful election.
Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the results of the voting at the Azerbaijani parliamentary election held Nov. 1.
The election was declared valid at all the polling stations, and the voter turnout at the election was 55.7 percent. Over 2.89 million voters cast their ballots during the election, which is six percent more than in the previous election.
The names of leading candidates in all 125 constituencies were announced Nov.1.
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