US welcomes Constitutional Court decisions and steps taken by the government of Azerbaijan

"Since the elections, the Government of Azerbaijan has investigated reports of fraud, overturned the results in one constituency, and canceled the results in ten constituencies and hundreds of individual precincts. We believe that these steps are an important part of ensuring the integrity of the electoral process. The United States looks forward to work closely with the newly elected parliamentarians," the statement said.

"Furthermore, we urge the Police and Interior Ministry to respect the rights of peaceful free assembly. Finally, we call upon the Government to move expeditiously and re-run the elections in the ten canceled constituencies according to international standards," the statement underlines.

"The United States looks forward to work with the Government to strengthen all democratic institutions, including the a new parliament in which all voices – independent, opposition, and ruling party – are heard and its political blocs," according to the document.

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