Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 26
By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
People of Azerbaijan are consciously approaching to the referendum to amend the Constitution and are exercising their right to vote, TurkPA Secretary General Jandos Asanov, who is observing the referendum in Baku, has told Trend.
The population is active, Asanov said.
He added that in the evening of Sept. 26, TurkPA International Observers Mission will monitor the vote counting process and then it will be possible to make conclusions regarding the voter turnout.
Asanov said TurkPA has observed elections and voting in the organization’s members since 2010.
“This contributes to ensuring democratic rights, improvement of electoral processes in our countries, as provision of the right to vote is one of our goals,” he said.
The referendum to make amendments to Azerbaijan’s Constitution kicked off at 08:00 and will wrap up at 19:00 (UTC/GMT +4).
The number of voters in Azerbaijan stands at 5,267,111 people.
As many as 117 international observers – MPs from around 35 countries as well as observers from various international organizations, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) – have been accredited by Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) to observe the referendum.
The total number of the observers is around 53,000.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order to hold a referendum on amending the Constitution on Sept. 26.
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