BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. A significant number of voters have been making their voices heard in Azerbaijan's municipal election since the early hours in the Sabail district of Baku, Trend reports.
At polling station No. 10 of Sabail constituency No. 7, voters began coming to the polling station in the morning to exercise their right to vote.
Voting for the municipal election has started at all polling stations in Azerbaijan at 08:00 (GMT +4).
A total of 8,071 municipal representatives will be elected in 685 municipalities among 118 electoral districts. The number of eligible voters exceeds 5.96 million.
A grand total of 16,092 candidates were enumerated on the ballots for the municipal election.
Altogether 70,625 observers were accredited by the Central Election Commission and District Election Commissions for the municipal election. Web cameras have been installed at 1,000 polling stations.
To note, the voting process will run until 19:00.
This Azerbaijani municipal election is the first in the country's liberated territories and the sixth overall. The inaugural municipal election in Azerbaijan occurred on December 12, 1999. Consequently, up to 2,660 municipalities (exceeding 21,000 municipal members) were established nationwide. Nineteen 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 Republic of Azerbaijan citizens who are eligible to vote and permanently reside in the appropriate electoral district.
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