Campaigning for presidential elections over in Azerbaijan
By Aynur Jafarova
Azerbaijan, the largest South Caucasus state on the Caspian shore, concluded pre-election campaigning for the presidential elections on October 8 at 08:00 local time.
On October 9 the Azerbaijani citizens will go the polls to elect their president for a five-year term through general, direct and equal elections, by free, private and secret voting.
The registered candidates, their authorized representatives, registered representatives of political parties, blocs of political parties and their authorized representatives started campaigning on September 16, which lasted 23 days and ended 24 hours before election day.
This year ten candidates will compete for the top job, including chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, President Ilham Aliyev, Umid Party leader Igbal Aghazade, self-nominated candidate Zahid Oruj, chairman of the United Popular Front Party Gudrat Hasanguliyev, Modern Musavat party leader Hafiz Hajiyev, Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party chairman Araz Alizade, National Revival Party leader Faraj Guliyev, chairman of the Adalat (Justice) party Ilyas Ismayilov, Jamil Hasanli from the opposition National Council as well as chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party Sardar Jalaloghlu.
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