Azerbaijan, Baku, May 18 / Trend A. Huseynbala /
The continuing occupation of Azerbaijani territories and internally displaced people (IDP) in the country pose some problems in holding the elections in the republic, secretary of the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan (CEC) Natiq Mammadov said, speaking at a conference held at the organization of OSCE Office in Baku.
From early 2010, the CEC initiated the preparation of voter lists. This work will be completed in late May, he said.
"There is a serious problem in connection with the listing of displaced people who settled throughout the territory. One fails to ensure their active or passive voting even at the municipal elections. Unfortunately, observers and relevant organizations do not pay great attention to this issue," the CEC secretary said.
As a result of the occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia, about 1 million of Azerbaijanis were displaced.
The parliamentary elections will be held in Azerbaijan in autumn this year. Earlier the legislative elections were held in November 2005. In Azerbaijan, the parliamentary elections are held by the majority system in 125 electoral districts.