Preliminary pres poll results due 10 p.m. Wed.
Preliminary results of Azerbaijan`s October 15 presidential
elections will be announced at around 10 p.m., the senior electoral
body said Tuesday.
Mazahir Panahov, chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), told a news conference that in accord with the law, after the polling is over, first, portable ballot boxes will be opened, to be followed by the unsealing of stationary ones. Afterwards, all data available will be verified and registered. Samples of information reflected in protocols will be distributed among all interested parties.
According to the CEC chairman, over 5,000 polling stations will operate throughout Azerbaijan on election day. The number of eligible voters is over 4,800,000. Over 47,000 observers, including more than 1,200 international monitors, will track down the polling. Moreover, influential media will be closely following the elections.
Web cameras, which are expected to increase transparency of the electoral process, have been installed in 500 ballot stations throughout the country.
Seven candidates will stand in the elections.*
Mazahir Panahov, chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), told a news conference that in accord with the law, after the polling is over, first, portable ballot boxes will be opened, to be followed by the unsealing of stationary ones. Afterwards, all data available will be verified and registered. Samples of information reflected in protocols will be distributed among all interested parties.
According to the CEC chairman, over 5,000 polling stations will operate throughout Azerbaijan on election day. The number of eligible voters is over 4,800,000. Over 47,000 observers, including more than 1,200 international monitors, will track down the polling. Moreover, influential media will be closely following the elections.
Web cameras, which are expected to increase transparency of the electoral process, have been installed in 500 ballot stations throughout the country.
Seven candidates will stand in the elections.*
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