BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. The parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan have been held freely and fairly, the member of the Youth Organization of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from Uganda, Jacob Eyeru, said at a press conference on the results of the extraordinary parliamentary elections held on September 1, Trend reports.
“Our delegation witnessed high activity of citizens at polling stations. The delegation affirms that the voting process at all polling stations was transparent, free and fair elections were held,” Eyeru said.
According to him, members of the delegation in six groups conducted observations at several polling stations in Baku.
“Members of our delegation observed the process at several polling stations in the 7th, 15th, 16th, and 17th constituencies until the end of the voting. Overall, we took an active part in monitoring each stage of the electoral process at 54 polling stations,” Eyeru added.
To note, extraordinary parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on September 1.
According to preliminary data, voter turnout at the elections amounted to 37.27 percent. The number of voters casting their ballots amounted to 2,196,771. A total of 5,895 polling stations submitted their protocols to the CEC.
A total of 112,749 domestic observers were registered to observe the election. More than 65,000 of them were representatives of political parties.
The number of registered international observers was 598, representing 51 organizations, in 69 countries.
Out of 990 registered candidates in the parliamentary elections, 305 are representatives of 25 political parties. Whereas 371 candidates are members of political parties, they were not nominated by the parties to which they belong. A total of 676 candidates have political party affiliation.
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