Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 23 / Trend M.Aliyev /
Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Mazahir Panakhov called electors to be active during elections. Today at 08:00 voting was launched in all consequence of the country. About 15,682 members are planned to be elected to 1,718 municipalities.
Azerbaijan has registered about 31,000 candidates for municipal members. Candidates from 18 political parties have been registered for elections. Candidates refer to 30 political parties.
Municipal elections were held twice in 1999 and 2004.
The CEC will provide information on ballots at 10:00, 12:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00.
"Municipal elections have their own specificity in contrast to the presidential and parliamentary elections. There are over 1,700 different ballots and counting votes, so information from district electoral commissions cannot be provided promptly as in the presidential and parliamentary elections," Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chairman Mazahir Panakhov said earlier.
Preparations for the municipal elections in Azerbaijan have been held in accordance with the law, he said. The population did not experience any dissatisfaction, he added.
Web-cameras have been installed in 500 polling stations in accordance with the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission's (CEC) decision. About 289 web-cameras were installed in 37 districts of the country, including the Absheron region, 189 in Baku and 25 in Nakhchivan. Those desiring can observe the election process through the Internet.
The CEC registered 48,388 observers, including 1,160 local observers and 52 foreign observers.
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