Campaigning for municipal elections on December 23 began on November 30. Agitation will complete at 08:00 am on December 22 - the day before the start of voting.
According to the Head of Public Relations Department of the CEC , Shahin Asadli, for December 1, the struggle for 15035 seats will be in 1607 municipalities will be carried out by 37,175 candidates. Among them are candidates from eight political parties: "Yeni Azerbaijan", "Ana Vatan", "Civil Solidarity", "Umid", Social Democratic, National Revival Movement, Democratic Reforms, and the "Great Creation." There are 30 political parties among candidates, including self-promoted members.
According to the Electoral Code, the right to free campaigning on public television and radio will have political parties having registered candidates in more than 60 constituencies, or half of the total number of municipalities.
According to Asadli, the only such a party this year was ruling "Yeni Azerbaijan". Taking into account the lack of opportunities for members of other political parties, "Yeni Azerbaijan" refused to free air. -06B-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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