BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. During the observation mission of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Azerbaijan's presidential election no allegations of violations were reported, said Secretary-General of the organization Zhang Ming during a briefing on the monitoring results of Azerbaijan's extraordinary presidential election, TurkicWorld reports.
"Observers at each polling station confirmed that no violations were detected during the voting process," he said.
The mission believes that the election was held in a transparent and democratic manner, Zhang Ming noted.
"The Mission affirms that the presidential election in Azerbaijan adhered to both domestic electoral laws and international commitments. No violations were observed that could challenge the legitimacy of the election. The observer mission of the SCO extends gratitude to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan for facilitating the SCO observers' activities," he said.
The extraordinary presidential election in Azerbaijan took place on February 7.
Seven candidates run in the election.
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev is leading in the presidential election in Azerbaijan with 92.05 percent of the votes after the processing of 93.35 percent of the ballots.
Zahid Oruj received 2.19 percent of the votes, Razi Nurullayev - 0.8 percent, Fazil Mustafa - two percent, Elshad Musayev - 0.67 percent, Gudrat Hasanguliyev - 1.76 percent, Fuad Aliyev - 0.53 percent of the votes.
According to the results of the US-based Oracle Advisory Group and the Citizens' Labor Rights Protection League, 93.9 percent of voters cast their ballots for Ilham Aliyev.
The Social Research Center said that 92.4 percent of voters voted for Ilham Aliyev.
Based on the results of the exit poll of the Ray Monitoring Center, 92.6 percent of voters voted for Ilham Aliyev.
For the first time in the history of independent Azerbaijan, the election covered the entire territory of the country, including 26 polling stations in the lands liberated from Armenian occupation.
