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All conditions for voting created at polling stations in Azerbaijan - CEC Chairman

Politics Materials 7 February 2024 08:48 (UTC +04:00)
All conditions for voting created at polling stations in Azerbaijan - CEC Chairman
Humay Aghajanova
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. All conditions have been created at polling stations in Azerbaijan for voting in the presidential election, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan Mazahir Panahov said during the press conference, Trend reports.

"Today is a historic day for Azerbaijan. From 08:00 (GMT+4) all polling stations in the country have been opened for voting," Panahov added.

Meanwhile, voting in the presidential election has started in Azerbaijan.

Candidates for the presidency in the upcoming election include incumbent President Ilham Aliyev (New Azerbaijan Party), independent contenders Zahid Oruj and Fuad Aliyev, Razi Nurullayev (National Front Party), Fazil Mustafa (Great Order Party), Elshad Musayev (Great Azerbaijan Party), and Gudrat Gasanguliyev (Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party).

The Information Center of the CEC Secretariat will provide preliminary data on the voting process and its results at 10:00, 12:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00 Baku time.

The voter roll boasts 6,478,623 people who will cast their votes across 6,537 polling stations throughout the country.

A total of 90,372 observers are registered to monitor the election, with 790 of them representing 72 international organizations from 89 countries.

For the first time in the history of independent Azerbaijan, the upcoming election will span across the entire country, including the lands liberated from Armenian occupation in 2020. In the liberated territories, 26 polling stations have been established.

For Azerbaijani citizens residing abroad, 49 polling stations have been established in the embassies and consulates of 37 countries. This allows over 23,000 expatriates to participate in the voting process from various corners of the globe.

A robust media presence of 190 international entities is dedicated to observing the election, with 216 of their representatives officially registered as international observers.

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