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By Aynur Jafarova

The European Parliament announced the staff of the observation mission for the upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan, Baku-based Trend news agency reported on September 26 with reference to the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan.

Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Elkhan Suleymanov said that the observation mission for the presidential election in Azerbaijan will include seven people, two of them representatives of the European People's Party and by one representative from each party - Liberal Democrats, European Conservatives and Reformists, Europe of Freedom and Democracy Party, United Left and Socialists Party.

Suleymanov said the mission will be headed by the member of the Socialist Group, Italian parliamentarian, Pino Arlaki.

Azerbaijan will hold elections on October 9 to elect its president for the next five-year term.

According to the Constitution, the President of Azerbaijan is elected for a five-year term through general, direct and equal elections, by free, private and secret voting.

Azerbaijani citizens who have the right of election, initiative groups of electors, political parties and blocs of political parties are entitled to nominating candidates.

Campaigning for next month's presidential election which started on September 16 continues with ten candidates.

According to the electoral law, the official election campaign will last until 18:00 on October 8.

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