On September 6 the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan dismissed the claim of Rustam Ibrahimbayov, the head of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) about the CEC's refusal to approve his as presidential candidate, Turan was told by Ibrahimbayov’s lawyer, Fuad Agayev.
He said that due to such decision a complaint will be sent to the UN Committee for human rights against the violation by the Azerbaijani authorities the electoral rights of citizens to participate in the elections, and removal from the participation in the election one of the real opponents from power.—06B--
2013 September 06 (Friday) 11:29:14
On Friday at 15.00 the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan will consider the appeal from the head of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Rustam Ibrahimbekov on CEC's refusal to approve him as presidential candidate.
According to the lawyer Fuad Agayev, if Ibrahimbekov’s complaint is not met, a new complaint will be filed to the UN Committee on Human Rights. -03B06 –
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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