Parliamentary Elections Priority for Today's Media
The February 9 parliamentary elections continue to be the most discussed topic. Particular attention is paid to the peaceful protest of candidates for deputies held in front of the CEC building on February 12 and dispersed by the police (Radio Azadlig).
It was after this action that the CEC annulled the results of the vote in several constituencies, “conducting an investigation” on the video materials distributed on social networks. In particular, the 80th Imishli-Beylagan constituency (Chingiz Ganizadeh), 74 Lankaran rural constituency (Hadi Rajabli), 35 Khatai third constituency (Rauf Arifoglu), 33 Khatai first constituency (Huseynbala Miralamov (Meydan TV).
According to information disseminated in Internet resources, checks of the Central Election Commission are expected in another 20 constituencies. President Ilham Aliyev, in a February 12 speech in Kurdamir, promised that violations would be investigated (Bizimyol.info).
The question will also be raised that there are deputies in parliament who have been sitting there for 25-30 years, but there is no sense in them, voters are dissatisfied with them and do not vote for them (Moderator.az).
The newspaper Azerbaijan also discusses this topic against the background of a speech by President Ilham Aliyev during the opening of ASAN Khidmat in Kurdamir on February 12.
Referring to the opinion of some foreign organizations, the head of state praised the elections. The author believes that the participation of 1,300 candidates is an indicator of high competition. Observers from the CIS countries and Turkey said that the elections were held in a calm and transparent atmosphere.
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On Thursday, overcast weather is expected in the capital will be overcast, with light rain possible in the morning. There will be a moderate southeast wind. The temperature at night will be between +8 and +10°C, and during the day, it will range from +12 to +15°C. Humidity will be 65-75% both at night and during the day. Precipitation will occur in the eastern part of the country. There may be fog in some areas, with a moderate east wind.
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