Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 27 / Trend M.Aliyev /
More than 20,000 candidates have appealed to the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission to participate in the municipal elections, CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov said on Oct.27.
Panahov said about 18,822 candidates have received the subscription lists.
In Azerbaijan, the municipal elections are scheduled for Dec. 23, 2009.
Some 16 parties will take part in the elections, but generally the candidates represent 25 parties.
Deputy Chairman of the CEC Natig Mammadov said the CEC has approved the Democratic Reforms Party's two authorized representative and one authorized representative on financial issues.
Some 15, 682 members should be elected for 1,718 municipalities.
Before, Azerbaijan held municipal elections in 1999 and 2004.
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