Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 26
Trend:
Azerbaijani nationals in Germany are casting their votes in the referendum to amend the country’s Constitution at the polling station created in Azerbaijan’s embassy in Berlin.
The polling station #17 of the Yasamal constituency #3, established in Azerbaijan’s embassy in Germany, was opened at 08:00 local time (GMT+2) and will be closed at 19:00, the embassy told Trend Sept. 26.
All the conditions for a transparent and free voting were created at the polling station, said the embassy.
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, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC).
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 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.