Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 29
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
The AJF & Associate and the Citizens Labour Rights Protection League held a press conference Oct. 29 in connection with joint holding of an exit poll at the parliamentary election in Azerbaijan.
"The operations for this exit poll are large and complex," Chief of Operations for the Exit Poll of the American AJF & Associates İnc. Anne Barnhart said.
"The company had a good fortune to be an Operations Chief for the exit poll in the 2013 presidential election in Azerbaijan," she said. "In order to have a benchmark understanding, the same team conducted the pre-election survey that consisted of 1000 interviews and gave us a very accurate read-out on the local environment and voting preferences. The key findings were presented to both the local and international media."
"We have over 2000 workers who will be conducting the Exit Poll in 118 Constituencies at 1053 Polling Stations," Sahib Mammadov, the head of the Citizens Labour Rights Protection League, said.
He said that an improved methodology was prepared to conduct the exit poll.
The League's appeal in connection with the exit poll at the upcoming parliamentary election was discussed and approved at a meeting of the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission on October 20.
The parliamentary election will be held in Azerbaijan Nov. 1.
Edited by CN