Azeri ruling party sweeps local polls
The ruling Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party (YAP) gained
the most seats at Azerbaijan’s December 23 municipal elections,
according to the tallies announced by the senior electoral body on
Tuesday.
A total of 10,431 YAP members were elected to local bodies, or 66.9 percent of all votes.
Pro-government Ana Vatan party came second, with 214 seats, or 1.37 percent of the vote.
The Great Establishment Party, which is considered to be in loyal opposition to the authorities, gained slightly less than one percent, with 142 seats, the Central Election Commission said.
Among other parties, only the Azerbaijan Social Prosperity and Civil Solidarity Parties managed to gain over 100 seats.
The opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), which gained only one seat, is at the bottom of the list of 19 parties.
A total of 115,591 municipality members were elected.
The December 2009 vote was the third municipal election held in Azerbaijan following local elections in 1999 and 2004. Some 16,755 candidates were nominated by political parties, while 14,073 were independent and 147 nominated by initiative groups. The election was monitored by nearly 50,000 observers.*
A total of 10,431 YAP members were elected to local bodies, or 66.9 percent of all votes.
Pro-government Ana Vatan party came second, with 214 seats, or 1.37 percent of the vote.
The Great Establishment Party, which is considered to be in loyal opposition to the authorities, gained slightly less than one percent, with 142 seats, the Central Election Commission said.
Among other parties, only the Azerbaijan Social Prosperity and Civil Solidarity Parties managed to gain over 100 seats.
The opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), which gained only one seat, is at the bottom of the list of 19 parties.
A total of 115,591 municipality members were elected.
The December 2009 vote was the third municipal election held in Azerbaijan following local elections in 1999 and 2004. Some 16,755 candidates were nominated by political parties, while 14,073 were independent and 147 nominated by initiative groups. The election was monitored by nearly 50,000 observers.*
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