Baku / 25.01.20 / Turan: As of January 24, the number of registered candidates for parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan fell to 1,409.
This is evidenced by the data on the districts, published on the website of the information center Elections.
According to the CEC, from the beginning of the election campaign 237 candidates refused to continue participating in the elections.
The CEC also confirmed information about the resignation of the chairman of the district election commission of the 35th Khatai III district, Imran Huseynaliev for health reasons. Nobody has been appointed in his place. In this district, a sharp rivalry is developing between the chairman of the Umid (Hope) party Igbal Agazadeh and the editor of the Yeni Musavat newspaper Rauf Arifoglu. These former associates are currently sharply criticizing each other. —06B-
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On January 6, speaking at a conference of ambassadors, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Russia had changed its allied relations with Armenia and supported Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh. "Russia, having suddenly changed its foreign policy, supported Azerbaijan because for the first time Armenia had a decisive prime minister who did not give in," he noted.
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On January 6, the mother of Rufat Safarov, the detained human rights defender, was summoned to testify as a witness at the Main Police Directorate of Baku. However, she refused to give any testimony. She shared this information with Turan News Agency.
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A total of 16,174 candidates have registered for the upcoming municipal elections on January 25. This information was shared today during a meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) by its Chairman, Mazahir Panahov. According to Panahov, 8,429 candidates represent 23 political parties. He also mentioned that today marks the beginning of the election campaign period, which will end 24 hours before voting starts, at 08:00 on January 28.
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President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, extended heartfelt congratulations to the Orthodox Christian community of Azerbaijan on the occasion of Christmas, emphasizing the country’s unwavering commitment to multicultural harmony and religious tolerance.
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