Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.26
By Seba Aghayeva - Trend:
The voter turnout in the polling station at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Germany stood at more than 25 percent in the referendum on amending Azerbaijan’s Constitution, the embassy told Trend Sept.26.
The 17th polling station of the third Yasamal constituency at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Germany opened at 08:00 and the voting will end at 19:00 (UTC/GMT + 2 hours).
More than 350 voters, who are Azerbaijani citizens permanently or temporarily residing in Germany, have voted in the referendum as of 16:00.
All conditions have been created at the polling station for ensuring a transparent and free voting process, 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 over 30 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.