BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. Residents of the liberated city of Fuzuli, as well as those working here, enthusiastically participate in the voting process for the snap presidential election, Trend reports.
They are casting their votes at three polling stations established here.
In electoral district No. 84 of Fuzuli, a whopping 54,457 voters and 1,020 observers are on the roll at polling station No. 77. Among them, 3,619 individuals are holding their voter cards from the liberated territories. Thus, 1,292 people registered at polling station No. 77, where the elections are taking place, are residents of Fuzuli city. Polling Station No. 75 has 1,351 registered voters, and polling station No. 76 has 976 voters working in the liberated territories.
In the city of Fuzuli, among the voters, there are also young people casting their votes for the first time.
From 08:00 (GMT+4), polling stations will be open for voters, and close at 19:00. The Central Election Commission Secretariat's Information Center will share preliminary updates on the voting process and results at 10:00, 12:00, 15:00, 17:00, and 19:00.
Candidates for the presidency in the upcoming elections 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 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.