Azerbaijani CEC registers three more electoral blocs

The Azerbaijani Central Election Commission (CEC) registered three opposition electoral blocs at a meeting on Monday ahead of parliamentary elections due to be held in November. The Democracy, PFPA-Musavat and Reform electoral blocs have been established in accordance with the requirements of electoral legislation, CEC Secretary Natig Mammadov said.

Mammadov said the Democracy bloc had created its emblem in accordance with the legislation. The registration of the blocs was put to a vote and approved. The CEC registered the Garabag and For the Sake of the People electoral blocs on Sept.11. The parliamentary election campaign began in Azerbaijan on Sept. 4.

President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on Sept. 3 scheduling the next parliamentary elections for Nov. 7. Previous elections in the legislature were held in November 2005. In Azerbaijan, parliamentary elections are held on the majority system in 125 electoral districts.


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