Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 26
Trend:
Azerbaijani nationals in France are actively voting in the referendum to amend Azerbaijan’s Constitution at the polling station in the embassy in Paris, Trend learned from the embassy Sept. 26.
The citizens of Azerbaijan, permanently or temporarily residing in France, as well as the Azerbaijani students in the French universities, are casting their ballots at the polling station in the embassy.
The station has all the conditions for a transparent and free voting, the embassy noted.
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.
In accordance with Azerbaijan’s Constitution and Electoral Code, polling stations were created in the country’s diplomatic missions in about 40 countries for citizens who are abroad so that they can participate in the referendum.