We encourage party representatives to take active part in municipal elections: Azerbaijan Citizens and Development Party

“We have called on our party representatives in country’s regions to take part in the upcoming municipal elections individually,” Azerbaijan Citizens and Development Party Chairman Ali Aliyev said.

ACDP is a member of opposition Azadlig bloc.

He said ther parties included in the Azadlig bloc have adopted the same decision.

The party will nominate candidates till Nov. 13 and will later launch election campaign, he added.

"It is too early to talk about number of our candidates who will participate in the elections individually. I have already visited several regions, met with candidates from our party. I saw that they are not keen on participating in the elections. We encourage our representatives to take part in elections. This is necessary because there is no other way of struggle,” Aliyev said.

“Our candidates in Baku include youth and women. Majority of our candidates in rural areas are men,” he said.

Azadlig bloc includes Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Liberal Democratic Party and Azerbaijan Citizens and Development Party.

Azerbaijan will hold municipal elections on Dec. 23. Elections will be held for 15, 682 places in the 1, 718 municipalities. All voters besides those with the status of internally displaced persons are illegible to participate in the municipal elections. Voting will take place in 118 constituencies.

Starting from Oct. 8, individuals participating in the municipal elections can nominate for the elections. The campaign to collect signatures will continue untill Nov. 13.

Those who nominate themselves as candidates must submit signatures of voters to the election commissions no later than Nov. 13.

Lists with signatures received after this date will not be accepted.

According to the schedule, the registration of observers in the CEC will continue until Dec. 13 and in the district electoral commissions - untill Dec. 18.

Organizations willing to hold “exit poll” are required submit documents to the CEC till Dec. 3.

Day.Az