Ruling party makes MP candidates' list public
By Aynur Karimova
The Ruling New Azerbaijan Party has made public the list of its MP candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The party’s press office told Trend on September 15 that the list includes 117 candidates.
The list of candidates was discussed and approved on the same day.
The parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are scheduled for November 1.
To date, some 498 persons have applied to the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan to register as candidates for participating in the elections. Also, 74 observers have passed registration with the CEC to monitor parliamentary elections in the country, 69 of which are self-nominated observers, while five persons were put forth by NGOs.
Campaigning will start on October 9 and will end on October 31 at 8:00 a.m. exactly 23 days before voting as required by law. Campaign leaflets will be placed at polling stations until October 2.
The submission of all election documents necessary for the registration of candidates to district election commissions kicked off on September 12 and will last until 18:00 October 2.
According to the schedule, election documents can be submitted by the candidate and his/her authorized representative, or the authorized representative of the political party/bloc of the candidate.
The verification of the authenticity of documentation and decisions regarding candidate eligibility will be made within seven days after receiving the documents at the district election commissions.
Registration for election monitoring should be submitted to the CEC by October 22.
To conduct transparent elections, more than 1,000 cameras are expected to be installed in polling stations in Azerbaijan’s regions and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Some 296 cameras will be installed in Baku polling stations alone.
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