Azerbaijani CEC considers appeals in connection with parliamentary elections

Politics News 13 November 2010 17:32 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 12 / Trend T. Hajiyev /

The Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) at a regular meeting held on Saturday considered 31 appeals in connection with the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.

It was decided to extend the term of consideration of 26 appeals, four were rejected, and one appeal was returned due to the fact that its meaning was unclear.

Azerbaijan held the parliamentary elections Nov. 7.

The voter turnout hit about 50.14 percent (roughly 2.48 million voters) in Azerbaijan, the CEC's Elections Information Center told Trend.

The CEC reported that 690 candidates are running for the parliamentary elections.

Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are held by the majority system in 125 constituencies. Previous parliamentary elections were held in November 2005.

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