ZANGILAN, Azerbaijan, September 1. Voters in high spirits are actively participating in the extraordinary parliamentary election in the village of Aghaly, located in the Zangilan district of Azerbaijan,TurkicWorld reports.
High voter turnout has been observed since the early morning hours.
Five polling stations are operational in the Zangilan-Gubadli electoral district No. 125, which includes the Zangilan and Gubadli districts, recently liberated from occupation. Polling station No. 33 is located in the school of Aghaly village, where all necessary conditions have been provided for the residents to cast their votes.
Additionally, employees working in the area near polling station No. 33 can freely participate in voting at this location. High voter activity has also been noted at other polling stations within the Zangilan-Gubadli electoral district.
Polling station No. 61 in Alibeyli village, polling station No. 62 in Aghband settlement, and polling station No. 64 in the center of Zangilan are open for citizens working in Zangilan to vote. In Gubadli district, polling station No. 63 is operational. The district has a total of 64 polling stations, with 56,391 registered voters. Of these, 31,600 voters and 36 polling stations are in Zangilan, while 24,791 voters and 28 polling stations are in Gubadli district.
On June 28, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dissolving the sixth convocation of the Azerbaijani Parliament and scheduling the extraordinary election for September 1.
For the first time, an election to the parliament is being held in all sovereign territories of Azerbaijan. Special attention has been given to organizing and conducting the election at the highest level in the territories liberated from occupation, where 54 polling stations have been established to uphold the constitutional rights of more than 42,000 eligible voters.
In the election to the parliament, 990 candidates are vying for seats. All necessary conditions have been provided for their free campaigning, in line with legislative requirements. More than 600 international observers and over 112,000 local observers are monitoring the election, with web cameras installed at 1,000 polling stations nationwide to allow direct and continuous observation of the voting process without the need for registration.
Portable ballot boxes will also be available for voting in the parliamentary election, with all polling stations equipped accordingly.
In connection with the election, the Citizens' Labor Rights Protection League, together with Oracle Advisory Group (US), and the "Tereggi" Public Association for Social Research, in collaboration with the Italian SWG S.p.A. research company, have applied to the CEC to conduct an exit poll during the election.
