The municipal elections in Azerbaijan officially began today at 8:00 AM.
A total of 16,092 candidates are competing for 8,071 municipal member positions across 685 municipalities nationwide.
Voting is being conducted in 5,846 polling stations across 118 constituencies. Seven of Azerbaijan’s 125 constituencies, located in the liberated territories, are not participating in the elections. Additionally, internally displaced citizens residing in four other districts are also excluded from this election. In total, approximately 400,000 internally displaced voters are not participating in the municipal elections.
The elections accommodate 5,961,987 registered voters, with 6,052,721 ballot papers distributed to polling stations, all of which are equipped to ensure free and fair elections.
A total of 70,625 local observers have been registered to monitor the elections.
To enhance transparency, webcams have been installed at 1,000 polling stations, with the list of these stations shared via media outlets and published on the Central Election Commission's (CEC) official website.
Voting will continue until 7:00 PM.
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