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International Conference â€œ2010 Parliamentary Elections in Azerbaijan: more democratic, more transparentâ€

16 April 2010 08:16 (UTC +04:00)

The conference was organized by the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA) and French â€œEurasia â€“ New Horizonsâ€. Chairman of â€œEurasia â€“ New Horizonsâ€ Thierry Mariani said Azerbaijan achieved a number of successes in a number of spheres, including political field. He said he believed that the parliamentary elections in autumn would also be democratic.

Chief of the Public Policy Department of Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov informed the participants about the socio-political life, political system, administration in Azerbaijan and its geopolitical position in the region. He said Azerbaijan was guided by the democratic principles and tens of political parties were represented in the parliament, the president was elected by the national voting and courts were reformed in accordance with the European standards. â€œThere are political parties, NGOs and media organizations In Azerbaijan, the municipalities were formed and it adopted Electoral Code considering the recommendations of the international organizations. Azerbaijan is able to conduct democratic elections. Domestic political situation, election institutions, protection of the rights of voters and candidates make us to say that. Every citizen of Azerbaijan has a right to vote and to be electedâ€.

Chief of ACSDA election staff Maharram Zulfugarly delvered speech at the conference dedicated to the election experience of Azerbaijan. He said majority election system in Azerbaijan met the democratic principles and this system was used in the United States and other democratic countries of the world. Zulfygarly informed the participants about the ACSDA proposals for improvement of elections system in Azerbaijan. The conference is continuing its work.