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Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov on October 2 met members of an observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkish-speaking countries (TurkPA), who are in Azerbaijan to monitor October 9 presidential elections.

The TurkPA delegation expressed their satisfaction with what they observed in the elections in the fraternal country and inquired about electoral system of Azerbaijan, organization principles of the election bodies and areas of their activities.

Panahov briefed the delegation on the electoral system of Azerbaijan, activities of the election institutions and presidential elections.

He noted that the polling stations are ready for the voting. The notification on the place and date of the voting has been sent to the voters. A comprehensive voter education action plan has been prepared and implemented and the activity in this direction is being continued.

So far, over 40,000 voters including about 1,300 international observers have been registered and webcams were set up in 1,000 polling stations.

The CEC Chairman answered the election-related questions of the delegation.