Azerbaijan launches preparations to municipal elections
By Jamila Babayeva
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has begun preparations for municipal elections to be held in December 2014.
The news was announced by CEC Deputy Chairman Natig Mammadov.
He said the CEC is already working to clarify the electoral lists, and further improve the conditions for ensuring the conduction of the electoral process at the level of the modern standards, Trend Agency reported.
The exact date of the elections is expected to be announced in October.
There are 1.720 municipalities in Azerbaijan. The term of office of the local government bodies is five years.
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