Azerbaijan, Baku, 22 September / Trend corr. J.Babayeva/ Education employees in Azerbaijan will vote for the presidential candidate of the governing party. "Educational specialists will vote for the candidate of the governing party, current President Ilham Aliyev, at the upcoming presidential elections," Minister of Education Misir Mardanov said at the 13th convention of teachers on 22 September.
The presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be held on 15 October. Seven candidates will take part in the elections, including Ilham Aliyev, chairman of ruling New Azerbaijan Party; Igbal Agazade, chairman of opposition Umid (Hope) Party; Fazil Gazanfaroglu, chairman of Great Establishment Party; Gudrat Hasanguliyev, chairman of Unified Popular Front Party; Hafiz Hajiyev, chairman of Muasir Musavat Party; Fuad Aliyev, chairman of Liberal Democrat Party and independent candidate Gulamhuseyn Alibayli.
There are 175,220 employees engaged in education in Azerbaijan.
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