7 candidates will compete for the presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, yesterday the Central Election Commission of the Republic Azerbaijan has registered the candidacy of four other people in the presidential elections of this country.

In this way, the presidential candidacy of Fazel Mustafa, the candidate of the Great Organization Party, and Elshad Musayev, the candidate of the Azerbaijan Party Bozor, the candidate of the People’s Front of Azerbaijan United Party, “Ghadrat Hasanqoliyev” and the independent candidate “Fouad Aliyev” have been confirmed.

Thus, the number of candidates for the presidency of Azerbaijan has reached 7 people.

These people are:

1. Ilham Aliyev, candidate of New Azerbaijan Party

2. Zahid Aruj, independent candidate

3. Razi Noorullahif, candidate of the National Front Party

4. Fazel Mustafa, the candidate of the Great Formation Party

5. Elshad Musayev, candidate of the Great Azerbaijan Party

6. Gudrat Hasanqoliyev, candidate of the United People’s Front of Azerbaijan

7. Fouad Aliyev, independent candidate. 1402102013004347291739910.jpg”/>

It should be noted that a total of 17 people have been nominated for the presidency.

It is reported that only 7 One of them collected 40,000 voters’ signatures and submitted them to the Central Election Commission. 10 of these people did not submit the necessary election documents to register their presidential candidacy along with the signature sheet to the Central Election Commission until January 17 at 18:00. For this reason, it will not be possible to register the presidential candidacy of those people.

Thus, in the presidential election of Azerbaijan, which will be held on February 18, 7 candidates will fight for the position of president. .

A number of candidates announced that the time given to collect 40 thousand signatures is not enough, the government does not want them to be candidates and they are not allowed to go to educational and government institutions to collect signatures. And they have faced pressure.

The opposition parties of the Azerbaijan government, the Equality Party and the People’s Front Party do not participate in the elections, and even the People’s Front Party of Azerbaijan boycotts the elections.

Mazahir Panahov, head of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan, said that equal conditions have been created for all parties participating in the extraordinary presidential elections.

He also said in his statement to Stating that they have started a seminar on the resolution of electoral disputes in the form of a public awareness program regarding early presidential elections with the Supreme Court and appeals courts, the journalists said: According to the law, equal rights for complaints and appeals are created for all parties participating in the elections. All the participants in the elections, the registered candidates for the presidency and their authorized representatives can use these rights.

Arafah Mokhtarova, Secretary of the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan, at the meeting on the judicial settlement of electoral disputes from the formation of commissions The expert informed about the extraordinary presidential elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan and said: expert commissions consisting of 9 members and 3 members of the election commissions will be established to make decisions, inaction and actions that violate the voting rights of citizens in relation to the extraordinary presidential elections.

Mokhtarova said: The content of this illegal action should be reflected in the received complaints. Inactivity is expressed by the non-fulfillment of the duty of any electoral person according to the law. In this case, the information related to this matter should be reflected in the complaint submitted. There is.

He said at the judicial settlement of election disputes: the main condition for the democratic, free and transparent implementation of elections is social and political stability in the country. I can say that there are all the necessary conditions for holding fair, transparent and free elections in our country. It is central to the election. I believe that the tasks assigned this year will be carried out by the Central Election Commission with high expertise. We are ready to fulfill our obligations as a judicial authority in this field.

Rozat Kasimov, the vice-chairman of the Central Commission of Azerbaijan, said: There are more than 6.3 million voters in Azerbaijan. . We hope that the opportunities provided to verify voter information will further increase voter turnout. Therefore, we will have near-complete voter lists.

Voters in the Republic of Azerbaijan can check their names in the voter list at “Easy Service” centers using “Asan Saf” devices. do In this way, a practical part called “checking the status of voters” has been added to the “Asan Saf” terminals in the centers.

Citizens of this country can check their names in the voters list and their ID card at the designated place, to find out in which branch they can vote. They can also obtain information about the electoral district for registration, the address of the polling station where they will vote. If the information is not reflected in the system, they can also refer to the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan by writing the contact information on the opened page. With the Information and Communications Security Organization of this country, it is as follows: In some parts of social networks, fake accounts are created about people whose candidacy is registered in the presidential elections, and false information is published on their behalf.

These types of activities take place on the eve of the elections in a targeted manner with the aim of confusing the public opinion and tarnishing the reputation of the candidates. We ask the general public not to believe such false and provocative posts and only look at the official statements of the presidential candidates and the information posted on their social accounts. We ask Azerbaijani citizens, journalists and social activists to always be vigilant against such situations so as not to be influenced by campaigns based on fake and incorrect information. It will be ensured that appropriate action is taken against the source of the mentioned fake accounts.

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