BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 7. The turnout for the presidential election in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan as of 17:00 (GMT +4) has been announced, Trend reports.
A total of 207,711 people voted in Nakhchivan as of 17:00:
Sharur-Sadarak constituency No. 1 - 35,143 people (73.5 percent),
Sharur-Kangarli constituency No. 2 - 35,250 people (73.4 percent),
Babek-Shahbuz-Kangarli constituency No. 3 - 34,713 people (72.9 percent),
Nakhchivan city constituency No. 4 - 34,038 people (71.98 percent),
Babek-Nakhchivan-Julfa constituency No. 5 - 35,124 people (73.1 percent),
Ordubad-Julfa constituency No. 6 - 33,443 people (71.56 percent).
The voting for the extraordinary presidential election of the Republic of Azerbaijan has been completed.
The voting process at the polling stations was concluded at 19:00 (GMT+4).
From 08:00, polling stations were open for voters and closed at 19:00. The Central Election Commission Secretariat's Information Center shared 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 election included 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 boasted 6,478,623 people who cast their votes across
6,537 polling stations throughout the country.
A total of 90,372 observers were registered to monitor the election, with 790 of them representing 72 international organizations from 89 countries.
For the first time in the history of the independent Republic of Azerbaijan, the election covered 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 were established in the embassies and consulates of 37 countries. This allowed over 23,000 expatriates participated in the voting process from various corners of the globe.
A robust media presence of 190 international entities observed the election, with 216 of their representatives officially registered as international observers.
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