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By Gunay Hasanova

Four organizations appealed to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan to conduct Exit-poll during the referendum on the additions and changes to the Azerbaijani Constitution, scheduled for September 26.

The commission reported that these organizations are the League of Protection of labor rights, Center for Aid and Independent Advice “For Civil Society”, Independent Research Center “The ELS” and Monitoring Center “Rey”.

In the nearest future, the CEC will consider the registration of these organizations to conduct Exit poll.

Under the calendar plan approved by the Central Election Commission regarding the referendum, the application deadline for the accreditation of organizations which intend to carry out Exit poll (citizens' survey procedure) in the voting is September 6.

September 26, 2016, was set as the date for the referendum on proposed changes to the constitution of Azerbaijan.

In a bill recently sent to the Constitutional Court, President Ilham Aliyev proposed amendments to 29 Articles of Azerbaijan’s current constitution. The changes envisage the extension of the presidential term from five to seven years, the establishment of the first vice-president and vice-president positions in the country as well as the abolishment of minimum age limit for presidential candidates, dissolution of parliament by the president.

Final results of the Referendum will be announced until October 21.

The last time changes to the Constitution were made seven years ago, following Constitutional referendum held in 2009.

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