BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 1. The parliamentary election in Azerbaijan has been organized at the highest level in all aspects, the Moldovan MP, co-chairman of the Moldovan-Azerbaijani inter-parliamentary friendship group, and member of the observation mission Vitalie Jacot told Trend.
“It is a great honor and responsibility for me to take part in the parliamentary election in Azerbaijan as an observer, as relations with members of the Milli Majlis are important for our country. We already have joint projects, and I hope to develop them further. I had an opportunity to communicate with chairmen and members of election commissions, observers, as well as voters. People here are very friendly; many of them have already made up their minds in advance about their choice, which testifies to the high political awareness and responsibility of citizens. My task as an observer is not only to follow the voting procedure but also to assess the infrastructural aspects: convenience for voters and comfort of work of election commissions and observers. And I would like to note that all these aspects were performed at an excellent level,” he said.
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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