BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 10. At today's meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC), chair Mazahir Panahov announced the commission is reviewing five allegations related to the parliamentary elections, the CEC told Trend.
He noted that the complaints, which will be received tomorrow until 18:00, will also be put under the microscope.
“We are considering issues to which the District Election Commission has turned a blind eye, and those who are dissatisfied with us can appeal to the court. We are in favor of redressing the grievances of the complainants. We can only take action following the requirements of the Electoral Code,” he added.
To note, extraordinary parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on September 1.
A total of 112,749 local observers were registered to monitor the elections. More than 65,000 of them were representatives of political parties. The number of registered international observers was 598 people representing 51 organizations, in 69 countries.
Out of 990 registered candidates for the parliamentary elections, 305 were representatives of 25 political parties. Although 371 candidates are members of political parties, they were not nominated by the parties they belong to. A total of 676 candidates had political party affiliation.