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CIS observation mission makes final statement on Azerbaijanâ€™s parliamentary elections

30 November 2010 10:22 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Lachin Sultanova â€“ APA. The observational mission of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) made a final statement on the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan conducted on November 7, 2010. There were 352 observers from 8 CIS countries in the mission, APA reports quoting the CIS Executive Committee.

The statement contains chapters â€œLegislative basis of the electionsâ€, â€œWork of the election commissions for preparation of the electionsâ€, â€œNomination and registration of the candidatesâ€, â€œPre-election campaignâ€, â€œElectoral listsâ€, â€œWork with complaints and appealsâ€, â€œVoting and calculation of the votesâ€ and â€œAssessment of the resultsâ€.

The mission considers that the government took necessary measures to hold democratic, transparent and free elections. Separate law infringements during the pre-election campaign had no massive character and didnâ€™t prevent free choice of the voters, as well as didnâ€™t have an impact on the final results.

CIS mission considers that the parliamentary elections on November 7, 2010 were conducted according to the legislative norms and well-organized.