Baku / 26.09.18 / Turan: The satellite "Azerispace-2" launched yesterday will strengthen the country's defense capability, as well as measures to protect the infrastructure, President Ilham Aliyev said in his address to the Azerbaijani population on Wednesday. Concerning the role of the two previously launched satellites, Aliyev pointed to Azersky's special role in strengthening the defense and military potential of the country. "Thanks to Azersky's activity, we managed to completely get rid of dependence on other countries and render satellite services to other countries," he said. In addition, national satellites play an important role in ensuring information security of Azerbaijan, Aliyev said. -02D-
Politics
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In a tightly controlled electoral environment, Azerbaijan’s snap parliamentary elections concluded at 7 PM local time, drawing a voter turnout of just 34% by the late afternoon. The absence of a minimum turnout threshold in Azerbaijan's electoral laws means that this level of participation is sufficient to validate the results.
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The New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev renewed its absolute majority in the Milli Majlis in the early parliamentary elections of the country on September 1, according to the results of an exit poll.
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On September 1, it is not possible to access the website of the Turan agency through the mobile internet of the Azercell mobile operator for unknown reasons.
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By 10:00 a.m., voter turnout in the snap parliamentary elections was 9.92%, the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan reported.
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