AGHDAM, Azerbaijan, January 29. A total of 39 polling stations joined the municipal elections in Aghdam constituency No. 119, Chairman of the constituency's district election commission Sahil Aliyev told Trend.
He said that overall, 170 candidates are competing for 84 seats in eight municipalities.
There are 544 observers monitoring the election process at the polling stations. Web cameras have been installed at four polling stations, allowing the process to be followed online. 38,085 voters are set to exercise their right to vote. Voters, who arrived early in the morning, are actively exercising their constitutional rights.
According to both voters and observers, the elections are taking place democratically, and no violations have been reported.
The electoral process is currently ongoing.
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 Elections Commission and District Elections 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. 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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