71 candidates for deputies have been approved
156 candidates for deputies were nominated in the early elections to the Milli Majlis on September 1, the head of this body, Mazahir Panahov, said at today's meeting of the Central Election Commission. According to him, one of the nominated candidates, upon his application, refused to further participate in the electoral process. The candidacies of 71 applicants have been approved. The documents of the others are under consideration.
To register an applicant as a candidate for deputy, at least 400 valid signatures of voters must be submitted to the district election commission in support of him. The nomination of candidates for deputies continues. At today's meeting, the CEC approved the plenipotentiary representatives of 7 parties - the Azerbaijan People's Party, the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, the Justice, Law and Democracy Party, the National Front Party, the National Independence Party of Azerbaijan, the Great Azerbaijan Party and the White Party.
Politics
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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Baku today, held a press conference at the COP29 climate conference. When asked about the arrested climate activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan, she stated that Germany advocates for the release of government critics and that she would raise this issue during her meeting with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister. She specifically mentioned the name of Professor Gubad Ibadoglu, a doctor from Dresden University.
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On November 21, climate activists held a series of protests at the COP29 climate conference in Baku. The main themes of the protests included nuclear weapons testing, animal killings, protection of rivers and water bodies, and environmental pollution.
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The General Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) adopted a resolution on Friday reaffirming its commitment to democratic reforms, regional stability, and European integration amidst escalating geopolitical tensions driven by Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine.
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Activist Nijat Ibrahim, who was detained in Baku pre-trial detention center-1, inflicted numerous wounds on himself on November 20 in protest against unjustified criminal prosecution, his wife Parvin Ibrahim told Turan. According to her, on November 21, her husband called her and informed her that the day before he had inflicted incised wounds on himself with a piece of mirror. In particular, he cut his throat and ears.
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