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Vladimir Gork to lead CIS mission to observe by-elections in Azerbaijan

28 April 2006 [09:33] - TODAY.AZ
CIS Observation Mission headquarters will start on April 24.

As APA reports, the headquarters led by Yevgeni Slobodan consists of 3 members. The mission will consist of 30 members. Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have already confirmed their participation in the composition of the mission. The mission includes Russian-Belarusian MPs and representatives of CIS embassies in Baku.

"We have sent an invitation to CIS interparliamentary group but have not yet received any answer."

Slobodan said that the members are getting acquainted with the pre-election situation.

"We held meetings in the Central Election Commission and we will analyze the complaints sent there. We will concern ourselves with function of election and constituency commissions and candidates in regions such as Ganja, Bilasuvar, Sumgayit and others. We will ask all structure receiving complaints about the election to send the appeals to us. Mission chief –CIS deputy secretary executive Vladimir Gork will arrive in Baku on May 7."

He said that the mission will observe the election process in all of 10 constituencies and the mission will make report May 14, day after the elections.

"This report will not be as large as the report we made on November 6 elections. It may be a statement or press release."

He said that every election has shortcomings: "There are more shortcomings in 125-constituency election. Naturally, there must be fewer irregularities in an election to be held in fewer constituencies. We stated in our report on November 6 elections that irregularities were technical and couldn’t change the result."

CIC Observation Mission included 600 observers in November 6 elections. The mission was led by CIS secretary executive Vladimir Rushaylo.

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