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Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 2
By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:
No cases of interference of local bodies and police with the voting process have been detected at the recent parliamentary election in Azerbaijan, the head of the European People's Party group (EPP Group) Thierry Mariani said.
He made the remarks Nov. 2 at a press conference in Baku on the results of the parliamentary election.
He said that the monitoring group has come to the conclusion that the parliamentary election fully complied with international and democratic standards.
"Our group consisted of 31 observers," said Mariani. "They represented 12 countries - Canada, Spain, Malta, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Greece, Belgium, Poland, France, Croatia and Montenegro. The group visited 20 constituencies, which made it possible to hold the observation at a large number of polling stations."
He emphasized the conditions created for the voters and the absence of problems with their registration.
He said that the process of election and the counting of votes was transparent and in line with international standards. "No violations and deviations from the norms have been detected during the election," said Mariani.
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.