Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.8 / Trend, M. Aliyev /
So far, 1,407 candidates filled in subscription lists and submitted to the district election commissions, the Central Election Commission chairman Mazahir Panahov said at the Commission's meeting.
About 460 people have been registered as candidates in parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, he said.
"Over 1,436 candidates, ready to compete for MP mandate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, appealed to the district election commissions," Panahov said.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled for Nov. 7. Previous legislative elections were held in November 2005. Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are held by the majority system in 125 electoral constituencies.
Panahov called on candidates to conduct election campaign within the law and not to violate election laws.