BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 13. The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has taken decisive action by upholding district election commissions' (DECs) rulings on recent electoral disputes, invalidating results from several polling stations, Trend reports.
In a pivotal meeting held today, the CEC reviewed and addressed appeals from multiple candidates. Among the contested cases were Aydin Abilov from Yasamal-3, Jahandar Ismayilov from Nasimi-Yasamal, Sardar Ismayilov from Jabrayil-Gubadli, and Gulyagi Aslanli of the Musavat Party from Nasimi-Binagadi.
The CEC rejected the appeals from three of the candidates, affirming the decisions of the DECs. Notably, the results from polling station No. 30 in Nasimi-Binagadi, challenged by Gulyagi Aslanli, have been declared invalid. However, the CEC upheld all other DEC rulings.
Additionally, results from polling stations No. 3, 4, and 18 were annulled following an appeal by Shahriyar Mammadzada from Tartar-Agdere-Geranboy.
Despite these changes, the DEC's decisions for the remaining polling stations have been confirmed.
To note, on September 1, snap parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan.
A total of 112,749 local observers were registered to observe the elections. 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 elections, 305 were 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.