TREND Information, Azerbaijan
Jan 20 2008
Azerbaijan Appeals International Organization to Assist in Compiling
list of Armenian Electors: CEC Head
20.01.08 12:44
Azerbaijan, Baku, 19 January / corr Trend E.Huseynli / The Central
Elections Commission (CEC) repeatedly appeals the international
organizations to assist in injecting the names of Azerbaijani
Citizens of Armenian origin residing in Nagorno-Karabakh in electors’
list.
The Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian origin like other nations
residing in Nagorno-Karabakh should be authorized with an election
right and Azerbaijan is prepared for it,’ Mazahir Panahov, the
chairman of the CEC, said on 20 January.
In connection with the presidential elections scheduled for October,
the elections lists are being clarified. Last year 4,218 electors
were registered in Khankandi constituency commission ¹122. There are
five constituencies in Khankandi. The final lists will be developed
by the end of April.
According to Panahov, it was decided to use the assistance of
international organizations in injecting the Azerbaijani citizens’
names in the electors’ list. He said that international organizations
take passive part.