Azerbaijan, Baku, October 9/ Trend S. Agayeva /
Azerbaijani citizens living in Turkey cast their votes in connection with Azerbaijan's presidential election, at two polling stations established in the Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul , Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey told Trend.
According to the embassy, 636 Azerbaijani citizens are currently on the consular register of the embassy.
Both polling stations established under the embassy in Ankara and Consulate General in Istanbul , are ready for elections : voting papers, protocols and other materials have been delivered to the polling stations , the embassy said.
The staff of both diplomatic missions are mobilized for realization of the citizens' right to vote at presidential election in Azerbaijan , the diplomatic mission stressed.
The presidential election voting started in Azerbaijan on Wednesday. Country's polling stations opened at 8:00 am and will close at 7:00 pm (local time).
Ten candidates will take part in the elections including the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the chairman of Umid Party Igbal Aghazadeh, self-nominated candidate MP Zahid Oruj, the chairman of the United Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (UAPFP) MP Gudrat Hasanguliyev, the chairman of the Modern Musavat Party Hafiz Hajiyev, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party (ASDP) Araz Alizadeh, the chairman of the National Revival Movement Party, MP Faraj Guliyev, the candidate nominated by the initiative group of voters of the 'National Council of Democratic Forces', Jamil Hasanli, the chairman of the Adalat Party, MP Ilyas Ismayilov and the chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) Sardar Jalaloglu.
The Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan has registered 5,145,643 voters.
In connection with the presidential elections, the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan established 5,273 permanent and 219 temporary polling stations.
Web cameras have been installed in 1000 polling stations in 119 constituencies of Azerbaijan. Unlike in previous years, this time the voting process can be monitored via mobile devices such as smartphones.
Totally, 52,000 people will observe the election in Azerbaijan, nearly 1,400 of which are international observers.
Also, the presidential election will be covered by over 70 representatives from over 20 international media outlets.