Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 24 / Trend T.Hajiyev /
Mazahir Panahov was re-elected Chairman of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC), Commission Spokesman Azer Sariyev told Trend.
The CEC held its first meeting in the new composition and Panahov (candidate of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP)) was re-elected the Chairman of the structure at the meeting.
Natig Mammadov was appointed the Deputy CEC Chairman, Arifa Muxhtarova - Secretary of nonparty and Mikayil Rahimov - secretary of the parliamentary minority.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani parliament has approved a new staff of the CEC. According to the voting results, roughly 18 CEC members were approved including: Mazahir Panakhov, Shaitdin Aliyev, Fuad Javadov, Ramiz Ibrahimov, Valida Kazimova and Gabil Orujov (candidates from the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, Mikail Rahimli (Party of the United Popular Front of Azerbaijan), Almas Gahramanli (Civil Solidarity Party), Akif Gurbanov (Umid Party), Tamam Jafarli (Party of Democratic Reforms), Bahsheish Askerov (Great Establishment Party), Etibar Guliyev (Ana Vatan Party), Natig Mammadov, Azer Tagiev, Arifa Mukhtarova, Ilham Mammadov, Nizami Nadirov and Tofig Hasanov (non-party candidates to the CEC). The candidature of Natig Mammadov has been agreed with the New Azerbaijan Party, a candidate of Arifa Mukhtarova with a parliamentary minority in the Azerbaijani parliament).