President Aliyev votes in parliamentary elections
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has cast his vote in the parliamentary elections today.
The President cast the ballot in the polling station No. 6 of the Sabail constituency No. 29 in the capital Baku, Trend reports. The moment was watched by representatives of local and foreign media, as well as TV channels.
First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and the family members also cast their ballots.
Chairman of the constituency Rufat Hasanov congratulated Heydar Aliyev on behalf of the Central Election Commission as he cast his vote for the first time.
The number of registered voters at this polling station is 696. The voting is monitored by foreign observers, and representatives of NGOs, political parties and candidates.
This year, 767 candidates have been registered on 125 constituencies. Each constituency accounts for approximately six candidates.
The Central Election Commission announced that 15 political parties will directly take part in the election, while 7 parties will participate within the Azadlıq-2015 bloc.
More than 66,000 observers have passed accreditation at the election committee to monitor the elections.
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