BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 13. The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan is holding an important meeting under the chairmanship of Mazahir Panahov, Trend reports.
The meeting is all about tackling the issues that have come up from the appeals received by the CEC after the snap parliamentary election that took place on September 1, 2024.
Following a comprehensive discussion involving all relevant parties and applicants, the commission made decisions in accordance with electoral legislation.
The meeting concluded with a review of ongoing issues, which was promptly covered by media representatives.
To recall, a total of 112,749 local 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 and 69 countries.
Out of 990 registered candidates in the parliamentary election, 305 are representatives of 25 political parties. Even though 371 candidates were affiliated with political parties, their respective parties did not nominate them. A total of 676 candidates were affiliated with a political party.