An election will be held for the local self-government circles – municipalities in Azerbaijan on December 23, 2014.
Far in advance of Election Day Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) made a statement on pre-election period.
Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights declares that regardless of launched election campaign in the country since November 30, 2014 activeness of candidates running their campaigns is not observed both in Baku, big cities, villages and provinces. This very reason will ultimately lead to low voters turnout on the Election Day.
Overall places for municipalities are 15035 of which 13405 candidates from ruling party ran for their candidacy. In comparison with this figure number of the candidates from the rest 8 parties are low. As a consequence, we have misbalance among the political parties.
In the course of preparation period several irregularities, falsifications were observed which contradict “European Charter of Local Self-Government” joined by Azerbaijan on December 25, 2001.
AIDHR declares that all aforementioned undermines holding transparent, democratic and fair municipality election to be conducted on December 23 and harms democratic election practices obtained by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights
17 December 2014, Baku, Azerbaijan Republic
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Oxşar xəbərlərAn election will be held for the local self-government circles – municipalities in Azerbaijan on December 23, 2014.
Far in advance of Election Day Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (AIDHR) made a statement on pre-election period.
Azerbaijani Institute for Democracy and Human Rights declares that regardless of launched election campaign in the country since November 30, 2014 activeness of candidates running their campaigns is not observed both in Baku, big cities, villages and provinces. This very reason will ultimately lead to low voters turnout on the Election Day.
Overall places for municipalities are 15035 of which 13405 candidates from ruling party ran for their candidacy. In comparison with this figure number of the candidates from the rest 8 parties are low. As a consequence, we have misbalance among the political parties.
In the course of preparation period several irregularities, falsifications were observed which contradict “European Charter of Local Self-Government” joined by Azerbaijan on December 25, 2001.
AIDHR declares that all aforementioned undermines holding transparent, democratic and fair municipality election to be conducted on December 23 and harms democratic election practices obtained by Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights
17 December 2014, Baku, Azerbaijan Republic