“For local Mass Media to observe the elections the registration is not required”.
34 thousand people who want to observe the upcoming presidential elections have been registered.
According to the information given by APA the head of CEC, Mezahir Panahov informed about it at the Commission meeting.

“The legislative base of Azerbaijan gives every kind of opportunity to hold the presidential elections in a democratic way”.
The head of the Parliament Oktay Asadov received the head of OSCE Election Observation Mission Boris Frlec. According to the information given by Parliament Press Service to APA during the meeting O.Asadov stated that the appropriate work was carrying on in order to raise benefited from the European values the legislation system of Azerbaijan up to the world standards.

With the support of President’s Council of State Support for Non-Governmental Organizations Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA) continues the realization of the project on the theme “organizing the enlightenment for raising the voters’ activity at presidential and municipality elections and for helping to hold democratic, free and transparent elections”.

The purpose is to raise the activity of a voter.With the support of President’s Council of State Support for Non-Governmental Organizations Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA) continues the realization of the project on the theme “organizing the enlightenment for raising the voters’ activity at presidential and municipality elections and for helping to hold democratic, free and transparent elections”.

Azerbaijani Interior Minister Ramil Usubov said during the meeting with US ambassador in Azerbaijan Anne Derse.

98.9% of Azerbaijan nationals having the right to vote have been provided with IDs, Interior Minister Ramil Usubov said Monday during the meeting with US ambassador in Azerbaijan Anne Derse.
The Minister briefed the ambassador on the build-up to the October 15 presidential elections and police`s outstanding tasks.

The list of 30 lawyers who will be propagating the head of Azerbaijan Liberal Democrat Party, the presidential candidate Fuad Aliev was ratified by CEC yesterday.The list of 30 lawyers who will be propagating the head of Azerbaijan Liberal Democrat Party, the presidential candidate Fuad Aliev was ratified by CEC yesterday. Today APA has received the list of the lawyers of the candidates.

OSCE Mission on evaluating pre-election situation in Azerbaijan gave its first report. According to the information given by APA, the report informs that 7 candidates have been registered for the participation in the presidential elections, the registration of 3 people have been refused and several oppositional parties have boycotted the elections. In the document it is also noted that the last additions and amendments to the Election Code of the Azerbaijan Republic are in line with the recommendations of OSCE and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.

“This summer during my visit to Azerbaijan I asked the President, the Prime Minister and all the related state bodies to carry out the commitments of the European Council”.

“This summer during my visit to Azerbaijan I asked the President, the Prime Minister and all the related state bodies to carry out the commitments of the European Council.
PACE has learned about the democratic situation in Azerbaijan and made some demands on releasing of the politicians and journalists.