BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 30. Over 6.5 million ballots will be printed for the early presidential election in Azerbaijan, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Ravzat Gasimov said at today's meeting of CEC, Trend reports.
“The text, form, and number of ballot papers must be determined 35 days before the voting day. On the ballot papers, candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name, first name, patronymic,” he explained.
Previously, on December 19, the commission approved the candidacy of Ilham Aliyev nominated by the New Azerbaijan Party for participation in the early presidential election.
The CEC meeting held on December 21 approved the candidacies of self-nominated Zahid Oruj and Fuad Aliyev, as well as Fazil Mustafa (the Great Creation Party), Elshad Musayev (the Great Azerbaijan Party), Gudrat Hasanguliyev (the United Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan), and Razi Nurullayev (the National Front Party).
On December 26, the CEC meeting discussed the issue of the approval of candidacies of self-nominated Sarvan Karimov, Matlab Mutallimli, Abutalib Samadov, Fikrat Yusifov, Yusif Baghirzade, Arzuman Abdulkarimov, Yunus Oguz, and Gulamhuseyn Alibayli, and after discussion, the issue was put to a vote and adopted.
On December 7, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree holding an early presidential election in the country on February 7, 2024.
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