BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 1. The heads of the CIS and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights observation missions, Leonid Anfimov and Ditmir Bushati, held talks in Baku, the statement of the CIS Executive Committee said, Trend reports, referring to the "Election 2024" independent media center.
The sides discussed the issues of holding an extraordinary election to the Azerbaijani Parliament and the participation of international observers in it. In particular, the principles of formation of missions, the work of long-term observers, and approaches to preparation of final statements were discussed.
“We are creating a Coordination Council to work on the statement on the results of observation of the preparation and conduct of the election campaign. It includes heads of delegations of the Commonwealth states and bodies. We plan to make public the results of our work during the final press conference to be held on September 2,” the statement reads.
In turn, Ditmir Bushati informed Leonid Anfimov about the approaches of the OSCE observer mission to monitor the election campaign and its quantitative composition.
“The parties agreed that such meetings and exchange of information during the election campaign are beneficial,” the statement of the press service of the CIS Executive Committee reads.
On June 28, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dissolving the sixth convocation of the Azerbaijani Parliament and scheduling the extraordinary election for September 1.
Azerbaijan has 6,421,960 registered voters, including 374 who turned 18 on the election day. There are 6,478 polling stations, comprising 6,343 permanent and 135 temporary locations.
In the territories liberated from occupation, 54 permanent polling stations are set up. There are 10 electoral districts for internally displaced persons (IDPs), with 574 IDP polling stations serving 397,862 voters. More than 42,000 voters will cast their ballots in the liberated areas.
A total of 51,141 voters will participate for the first time in the extraordinary parliamentary election. The oldest female voter is 134 years old, and the oldest voter is 109 years old.
Exit polls will be conducted at approximately 2,500 polling stations. Three international organizations are registered to carry out these polls: the Citizens' Labor Rights Protection League, together with Oracle Advisory Group (US), and the "Tereggi" Public Association for Social Research, in collaboration with the Italian SWG S.p.A. research company.
A total of 112,749 local observers have been registered, including over 65,000 representatives of political parties. There are 598 international observers from 51 organizations and 69 countries, including 227 from OSCE/ODIHR and 61 from OSCE PA.
Among the 990 registered candidates, 305 represent 25 political parties, while 371 are party members but were not nominated by their parties. In total, 676 candidates are affiliated with political parties.
Webcams have been installed at 1,000 polling stations nationwide to allow direct and continuous observation of the voting process without requiring registration.
Portable ballot boxes will be used across all polling stations for the parliamentary election on September 1.
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