BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. A total of 481 candidates for parliamentary seats have been registered for the extraordinary parliamentary election in Azerbaijan so far, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov said, Trend reports.
The CEC chairman reported that 25 of the 26 registered parties in Azerbaijan are participating in the elections.
A total of 1,489 candidates have been nominated, including 459 from 25 political parties and 1,029 individual applicants. Among them, 958 are non-party candidates, and 531 are party members. Out of those who received signature sheets, 1,333 candidates have returned 802 to the CEC, according to Panahov.
To note, on June 28, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dissolving the sixth convocation of the Azerbaijani Parliament and scheduling a snap election for September 1.
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