BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 1. The extraordinary parliamentary election has kicked off in Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
With the election process starting at 08:00 (GMT+4), voter activity at polling stations is drawing attention.
Polling station No. 10 of District Election Commission No. 7 in Sabail district of Baku is also seeing significant interest in the parliamentary election.
Voter activity has been notable at the polling station from the very beginning of voting.
On June 28, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dissolving the sixth convocation of the Azerbaijani Parliament and scheduling the extraordinary election for September 1.
For the first time, an election to the parliament is being held in all sovereign territories of Azerbaijan. Special attention has been given to organizing and conducting the election at the highest level in the territories liberated from occupation, where 54 polling stations have been established to uphold the constitutional rights of more than 42,000 eligible voters.
In the election to the parliament, 990 candidates are vying for seats. All necessary conditions have been provided for their free campaigning, in line with legislative requirements. More than 600 international observers and over 112,000 local observers are monitoring the election, with web cameras installed at 1,000 polling stations nationwide to allow direct and continuous observation of the voting process without the need for registration.
Portable ballot boxes will also be available for voting in the parliamentary election, with all polling stations equipped accordingly.
In connection with the election, the Citizens' Labor Rights Protection League, together with Oracle Advisory Group (US), and the "Tereggi" Public Association for Social Research, in collaboration with the Italian SWG S.p.A. research company, have applied to the CEC to conduct an exit poll during the election.
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