Azerbaijan Central Election Commission may cancel outcome of municipal elections in one of district election commissions

Member of the Central Election Commission Tofig Hasanov said the investigation proved interference of local authorities in the voting process.

“It would be expedient to annul result of elections in Naftalan municipalities. There was a number of appeals and complaints by the candidates and observers from Goranboy-Naftalan electoral district. We visited Goranboy and Naftalan to investigate these complaints and heard explanations of the candidates and observers. We collected photos, videotapes, documents and acts. The investigation showed that head of the Naftalan Executive Power  and his assistants visited the number of polling stations taking interest in personality of some observers and ordering police to ask those people to leave the polling stations," he said.

“The fact of his gross interference was confirmed. The observation process was violated in fact and the candidates promoted by the head of executive power were elected”.

Hasanov said they also collected materials about two other local officials who interfered in the voting process.

/APA/