CEC reports over 3.7 million people participated in elections
By Gulgiz Dadashova
Some 72.31 percent (3.720. 643 million people) of total eligible voters voted at the presidential election as of 19:00 (local time), the Information Center under the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) reported.
The number of eligible voters in the country is nearly 5,145,000.
According to the first results of the exit polls conducted among the voters, incumbent President Ilham Aliyev won the elections.
This year ten candidates compete for the top job, including chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, President 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.
The citizens' voting process was completed at 19:00 local time throughout Azerbaijan.
The voting is conducted in 5,492 polling stations. Thirty-eight polling stations were set up abroad.
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