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<\/p>\nElections to the Azerbaijani parliament has today kicked off, secki-2020.az reports.<\/p>\n
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Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov declared that the polling stations are open from 08:00 (GMT +4) for voting.<\/p>\n
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The Information Center of the Secretariat of the Central Election Commission will inform about the voting process and provide preliminary data at 10:00, 12:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00.<\/p>\n
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As many as 1,314 candidates (21 percent female and 79 percent male candidates) were registered for the snap parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n
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Around 246 people were nominated by 19 political parties, 1,057 were nominated individually and 11 were from initiative groups.<\/p>\n
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A total of 5,573 permanent polling stations will operate in 125 constituencies of the country throughout the day.<\/p>\n
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About 5 329 460 voters will take part in the voting. As many as 340,689 internally displaced persons will vote in 573 precincts.<\/p>\n
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Around 883 international and 77,790 local observers will monitor the voting process. Of the local observers, 35,152 are representatives of political parties. International observers represent 58 countries and 59 organizations.<\/p>\n
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Exit polls will be conducted by AJF & Associates Inc. (US), Citizens\u2019 Labor Rights Protection League, the Rey Monitoring Center and the French OpinionWay Research Institute together with the \u201cHuman Rights in the XXI Century \u2013 Azerbaijan\u201d Foundation.<\/p>\n
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