MEP satisfied with voters’ activity in Azerbaijani presidential election

Azerbaijan, Baku, October 9/Trend, S.Ahmadova/ The member of the European Parliament, the former senator of the Polish Sejm Jacek Wlayslaw Wlosowicz is very satisfied with the participation of voters in the Azerbaijani presidential election. "We visited several polling stations in the morning. Everything is excellent. I believe that the voters' activity is much higher than in our country," the observer for the Azerbaijani presidential election Wlosowicz told journalists on Wednesday. It is very interesting to observe this and the people's interest, the MEP added. "The lists of voters were hung on the walls. There are also observers from other countries. Everything takes its normal course. The polling stations were opened on time in the morning," the former senator said. Country's polling stations opened at 8:00 am and will close at 7:00 pm (local time). Ten candidates are taking part in the elections including the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the chairman of Umid Party Igbal Aghazadeh, self-nominated candidate MP Zahid Oruj, the chairman of the United Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (UAPFP) MP Gudrat Hasanguliyev, the chairman of the Modern Musavat Party Hafiz Hajiyev, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party (ASDP) Araz Alizadeh, the chairman of the National Revival Movement Party, MP Faraj Guliyev, the candidate nominated by the initiative group of voters of the 'National Council of Democratic Forces', Jamil Hasanli, the chairman of the Adalat Party, MP Ilyas Ismayilov and the chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) Sardar Jalaloglu. The Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan has registered 5,145,643 voters. In connection with the presidential elections, the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan established 5,273 permanent and 219 temporary polling stations. Web cameras have been installed in 1000 polling stations in 119 constituencies of Azerbaijan. Unlike in previous years, this time the voting process can be monitored via mobile devices such as smartphones. Totally, 52,000 people are observing the election in Azerbaijan, nearly 1,400 of which are international observers. Also, the presidential election is being covered by over 70 representatives from over 20 international media outlets. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az