BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. The participation of international observers reflects Azerbaijan’s desire to ensure openness, transparency, and democracy in parliamentary poll, head of the observer mission from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Deputy Secretary General of the SCO Nuran Niyazaliyev said during a media briefing, Trend reports.
According to him, from August 30 through September 1, members of the observation mission carried out their work.
Niyazaliyev added that 16 observers from eight SCO countries were accredited as part of the mission.
The snap parliamentary election was held in Azerbaijan on September 1.
According to preliminary data, the voter turnout in the election reached 37.27 percent.
A total of 2,196,771 voters had cast their ballots in the election, and 5,895 polling stations submitted their protocols to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan.
A total of 112,749 local observers have been registered, including over 65,000 representatives of political parties. There were 598 international observers from 51 organizations and 69 countries.
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.
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