BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. Head of Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev has voted at polling station No. 34 of Yasamal district's second constituency No. 16 at the municipal elections, Trend reports.
Electors at this polling location are engaging in the electoral procedure.
As of 10:00 (GMT +4), 499,575 voters had cast their ballots in the municipal elections in Azerbaijan.
To note, voting for the municipal elections started at all polling stations in Azerbaijan at 08:00 and will run until 19:00 (GMT +4).
A total of 8,071 municipal representatives will be elected in 685 municipalities among 118 electoral districts. There are 5,846 polling booths for municipal elections. Among these, 5,734 are permanent positions, and 112 are temporary positions. The number of eligible voters is 5,961,987.
Altogether 70,625 observers were accredited by the Central Election Commission and District Election Commissions for the municipal elections. Web cameras have already been installed at 1,000 polling stations.
This Azerbaijani municipal election is the first in the country's liberated territories and the sixth overall. The inaugural municipal elections in Azerbaijan occurred on December 12, 1999. Consequently, up to 2,660 municipalities (exceeding 21,000 municipal members) were established nationwide. A total of 19 members were elected to the largest municipality and five to the smallest municipality.
Municipalities in Azerbaijan are elected for a five-year term. Members of municipalities may be elected by Azerbaijan citizens who are eligible to vote and permanently reside in the appropriate electoral district.
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