A report on the results of the municipal elections held in Azerbaijan on October 6 has been heard in the autumn's session of the Congress of Local and regional Powers of the Council of Europe, Azerbaijani MP Assef Hajiyev told Trend.
Lyudmila Sfirloaga, Vice-President of the Congress, made a report on this topic. Mr. Hajiyev said that Mrs. Sfirloaga's speech was of an informative nature. In her report, she pointed out that the Azerbaijani municipal elections became another step of Azerbaijan way to democracy. The Rapporteur also touched upon some shortcomings that the monitoring group noticed in the polling day, including the boycott of the opposition, a lack of the names of voters in the lists, etc.
Mrs. Sfirloaga also called upon Azerbaijan Government to closely cooperate with the Congress to develop the lection practice, Mr. Hajiyev said.