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Four more presidential candidates registered in Azerbaijan

11 September 2013 14:11 (UTC +04:00)

CEC secretary Arifa Mukhtarova gave information about presidential candidates - chairman of Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Gudrat Hasanguliyev, chairman of Modern Musavat Party Hafiz Hajiyev, chairman of Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party Araz Alizadeh and chairman of National Revival Party Faraj Guliyev at today’s meeting and said that there are legal basis for the registration of their candidacies.

CEC confirmed the candidacies of aforementioned persons through open voting.

CEC didn’t confirm the candidacy of Liberal Democratic Party of Azerbaijan chairman Fuad Aliyev. Head of CEC Working Group Ilham Mammadov said that he had submitted 44 286 signatures. As 8 186 of signatures were invalid, verification process was suspended.

Ilham Aliyev, Igbal Aghazadeh and Zahid Oruj have already been registered as presidential candidates.

Totally, 21 persons’ candidacies have been approved up to now.

Jamil Hasanli, Ahmad Oruj, Sardar Mammadov (Sardar Jalaloghlu), Ali Aliyev, Ilyas Ismayilov and Ilgar Mammadov (REAL Movement) have already submitted their signature sheets to CEC.

The candidacy of Rustam Ibrahimbeyov nominated by the National Council’s Initiative Group has not been approved.

Three persons – Ali Isa Aghaevli, Ilgar Mammadov (Ilgar Altay), Gudrat Isagov have withdrawn from presidential race on their initiatives. Elshan Hasanov, Yusif Ismayilov, Rauf Guliyev, Hidayat Rustambeyli and Arastun Orujlu refused to take part in the elections due to lack of 40,000 signatures.

The presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be held on October 9.