Municipal elections in Azerbaijan started on 23 January. Voting at the polling stations began at 08:00 and will end at 19:00.
According to the CEC, 4,819,382 voters vote at 5,015 polling stations.
Elections are held on 118 constituencies. The ballots include 37,077 candidates. Following the elections, 15,035 members will be elected to 1,607 municipalities.
13,907 candidates run for eight political parties, 23,061 run in private, 109 candidates are nominated by initiative groups and 18,284 candidates are nonpartisan. In total, the candidates include representatives of 30 political parties.
Webcams have been installed in 1,000 polling stations.
Municipal elections are monitored by 50,551 local observers. Most of them are members of the ruling party New Azerbaijan.
International bodies, including the Council of Europe, ignored the invitation of the authorities to monitor the elections. -03B04-
Politics
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The III Republic Platform (ResPlatforma), a political movement in Azerbaijan, issued a statement on Friday to mark National Revival Day, extending congratulations to the Azerbaijani nation and reflecting on the historical significance of the day.
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November 17 is celebrated in Azerbaijan as National Revival Day. On November 17, 1988 uninterrupted rallies began on the main square of Baku - "Azadliq" (former Lenin Square - ed.) with the demand to ensure the sovereignty over Karabakh. Later, the participants of the rally raised the question of Azerbaijan's independence.
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Norwegian Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, who traveled to Baku for COP29, met with political prisoner Gubad Ibadoglu, a professor at the London School of Economics and Dresden University of Technology, who is currently under police surveillance and under house arrest. Minister Tvinnereim, representing the Norwegian government, inquired about the restrictions imposed on Ibadoglu, his health condition, and the progress of the investigation into the charges against him.
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The Baku Initiative on Climate Finance, Investments, and Trade (BICFIT) was launched during COP29’s Finance, Investments, and Trade Day, marking a new effort to bolster climate goals through innovative global collaboration.
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