Azerbaijan, Baku, May 21 / Trend , A.Huseynbala/
The current Azerbaijani Election Code has been enough improved, head of the Azerbaijani parliament administration believes.
"We have enough improved the Election Code. I believe it is possible to hold democratic elections with the current election commissions," Head of the Parliament Administration Safa Mirzoyev told Trend on May 21.
The Azerbaijani Election Code was amended and changed early June in 2008 after joint discussions between the government and the CE Venice Commission. The amendments did not comprise forming election commissions on the parity base, as the Azerbaijani opposition wanted it. Some Azerbaijani opposition parties refused to partake in the elections on Oct. 15 in as a protest against the election code.
"There are a lot of milestones in the Election Code on which earlier we sounded our recommendations and which have not undergone any change. For instance, an order of forming commissions. If the Azerbaijani authorities regard necessary to continue cooperation, we will continue this dialogue with great pleasure," Representative of the Council of Europe Venice Commission Sergey Kuznetsov told Trend in a telephone conversation from Strasbourg earlier.
Mirzoyev said at present the CE Venice Commission has not yet proposed to the Azerbaijani government to amend and change the papers on the election legislation.
The Azerbaijani parliament has not received any opposition parties' proposal to re-consider staff of the election commissions, the head of the parliament administration.
"Any opposition party can propose to re-consider a staff of election commissions. However, approving this proposal depends on its efficiency," Mirzoyev said.
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