OSCE supports Azerbaijan's efforts to improve electoral environment

OSCE supports Azerbaijan's efforts aimed at improving the electoral environment, OSCE Baku Office Head Ali Bilge Cankorel said at the event on preparations to the forthcoming parliamentary elections organized by the OSCE Baku office.

The parliamentary elections will be held in Azerbaijan in autumn 2010. The last legislative elections were held in November 2005. In Azerbaijan, the parliamentary elections are held by the majority system in 125 electoral constituencies.

Proper conduct of registration of candidates will create favorable conditions for the election of all political parties, Cankorel said. A professional electoral structure, which will enjoy the confidence of all political forces, should be established for the holding of democratic elections, Head of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' (ODIHR) Election Department Nicolas Kaczorowski said.

"Such electoral structure could be created in terms of a constructive dialogue. Given Azerbaijan's commitments to OSCE, this issue is very important," he added.

The event brought together representatives of the ruling and opposition parties of Azerbaijan.


/Trend/