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About 12,000 Azerbaijani citizens will vote abroad

07 October 2013 10:00 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementieva – APA. About 12,000 Azerbaijani citizens will be able to vote abroad on October 9. In this regard, 38 polling stations have been set up at Azerbaijan’s diplomatic missions around the world, spokesman for Foreign Ministry Elman Adbullayev told APA.

Elman Abdullayev said that in accordance with article #35.6 of the Election Code, 38 polling stations, which fall under the territories of the 15th, 16th and 17th constituencies in Yasamal district, have been set up at Azerbaijan’s diplomatic mission in a number of states: “The ballot papers, protocols have already been sent to all polling stations abroad. They have been given necessary instructions by the Central Election Commission and the Foreign Ministry.”

Nearly 12,000 Azerbaijani citizens have been registered at the polling stations of diplomatic missions. Most Azerbaijanis have been registered at the diplomatic missions in CIS countries.

According to the legislation, the polling station can be set up at the diplomatic mission, if at least 50 electors are registered.