BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. A significant
number of voters have been making their voices heard in
Azerbaijan’s municipal election since the early hours in the Sabail
district of Baku, Trend reports.
At polling station No. 10 of Sabail constituency No. 7, voters
began coming to the polling station in the morning to exercise
their right to vote.
Voting for the municipal election has started at all polling
stations in Azerbaijan at 08:00 (GMT +4).
A total of 8,071 municipal representatives will be elected in
685 municipalities among 118 electoral districts. The number of
eligible voters exceeds 5.96 million.
A grand total of 16,092 candidates were enumerated on the
ballots for the municipal election.
Altogether 70,625 observers were accredited by the Central
Election Commission and District Election Commissions for the
municipal election. Web cameras have been installed at 1,000
polling stations.
To note, the voting process will run until 19:00.
This Azerbaijani municipal election is the first in the
country’s liberated territories and the sixth overall. The
inaugural municipal election in Azerbaijan occurred on December 12,
1999. Consequently, up to 2,660 municipalities (exceeding 21,000
municipal members) were established nationwide. Nineteen members
were elected to the largest municipality and five to the smallest
municipality.
Municipalities in Azerbaijan are elected for a five-year term.
Members of municipalities may be elected by Republic of Azerbaijan
citizens who are eligible to vote and permanently reside in the
appropriate electoral district.
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