BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. Azerbaijan's parliamentary poll has fully complied with the country's laws, running free, democratic, fair, and competitive, Russian MP Sergei Markov said at a press conference in Baku, Trend reports.
The election fully reflected the will of the people of Azerbaijan.
“We visited 15 polling stations. The result of our observations is that the election was free and democratic,” Markov explained.
He emphasized that this election became historic as it took place throughout Azerbaijan.
“I congratulate the country on this great geopolitical victory,” he added.
Markov also mentioned that observers have several recommendations for the future: strictly monitor the presence of posters about all candidates at polling stations and conduct more training for local observers.
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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