Azerbaijani Parliament holds first plenary session
By Aynur Karimova
The first plenary session of the newly-elected Azerbaijani parliamentarians of the fifth convocation kicked off on December 1.
The agenda of the session covered 19 issues, including approval of the members of the disciplinary and audit commissions, as well as the deputy chairmen and members of parliamentary committees.
The Azerbaijani Parliament of the fifth convocation held its first meeting on November 24.
The Parliament includes representatives of 10 political parties. These are 69 members of the New Azerbaijan Party, two members of the Civil Unity Party, while 8 political parties won one parliamentary seat each. The rest 44 people received mandates as independent MPs.
The parliamentary election in Azerbaijan was held on November 1.
The voter turnout in the parliamentary election was 55.7 percent. Over 2.89 million voters participated in the election, which is 6 percent more than in the previous elections.
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