Exit polls show Aliyev`s overwhelming win in elections
The ruling New Azerbaijan Party`s chairman, incumbent President
Ilham Aliyev won Wednesday`s presidential elections, exit polls
conducted during the voting show.
Aliyev gained 85.7% of the votes, according to preliminary tallies announced by the Coalition for Free, Transparent and Fair Elections. The group made the conclusion based on exit polls conducted in 487 polling stations.
According to the Coalition, 73.5% of eligible voters cast their ballots.
Another NGO that held exit polls, the Rey (Opinion) monitoring center, said 80.5% of the electorate supported Aliyev at the polls. As for other candidates, the leader of the Umid (Hope) Party, Igbal Aghazada, gained 4.74% of popular support, while independent candidate Gulamhuseyn Alibayli – 5.44%. The leader of the Whole Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Gudrat Hasanguliyev, received 4.65% of votes, while Great Establishment Party chairman Fazil Gazanfaroghlu –3.92%. Hafiz Hajiyev of Muasir (Modern) Musavat Party gained 0.66% and chairman of the Azerbaijan Liberal-Democratic Party Fuad Aliyev - 0.09%.
A total of 68.5% of voters took part in the elections, according to Rey.
Exit polls conducted by the Association for Assistance to Civil Society Development and the ELS independent research center showed that presidential candidate Ilham Aliyev gained 82.6% of votes.
The NGOs are due to release their final results on Thursday.*
Aliyev gained 85.7% of the votes, according to preliminary tallies announced by the Coalition for Free, Transparent and Fair Elections. The group made the conclusion based on exit polls conducted in 487 polling stations.
According to the Coalition, 73.5% of eligible voters cast their ballots.
Another NGO that held exit polls, the Rey (Opinion) monitoring center, said 80.5% of the electorate supported Aliyev at the polls. As for other candidates, the leader of the Umid (Hope) Party, Igbal Aghazada, gained 4.74% of popular support, while independent candidate Gulamhuseyn Alibayli – 5.44%. The leader of the Whole Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, Gudrat Hasanguliyev, received 4.65% of votes, while Great Establishment Party chairman Fazil Gazanfaroghlu –3.92%. Hafiz Hajiyev of Muasir (Modern) Musavat Party gained 0.66% and chairman of the Azerbaijan Liberal-Democratic Party Fuad Aliyev - 0.09%.
A total of 68.5% of voters took part in the elections, according to Rey.
Exit polls conducted by the Association for Assistance to Civil Society Development and the ELS independent research center showed that presidential candidate Ilham Aliyev gained 82.6% of votes.
The NGOs are due to release their final results on Thursday.*
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