Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to observe municipal elections in Azerbaijan

The decision was passed at the Bureau meeting of the Congress Strasbourg on Sept. 21.

A report on the results of his visit to Azerbaijan from Sept. 10 to 14 was presented by Acting President Ian Micallef at the Bureau Meeting of the Congress in Strasbourg on Sept. 21.

Micallef confirmed positive spirit of the meetings. Although, he stressed that he found local democracy in Azerbaijan still in poor shape.

The Bureau of the Congress agreed to deploy both a pre-electoral mission and an observation mission to Azerbaijan.

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