More than 70% of voters cast ballots in Azerbaijan's early presidential election
Kyiv • UNN
Voter turnout in the early presidential election in Azerbaijan reached 70.85% by 17:00, with 4.59 million ballots cast.
The incumbent President Aliyev voted in the city of Khankendi, which used to be the capital of the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. As of 17:00, 4,590,075 voters had cast their ballots, according to the Report news agency and UNN.
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Azerbaijan is holding early presidential elections, which incumbent President Ilham Aliyev announced in December 2023.
The voter turnout in the presidential elections in Azerbaijan as of 17:00 was 70.85%. By 17:00, 4,590,075 voters had cast their ballots.
The elections were supposed to take place the following year, but Ilham Aliyev postponed them after Azerbaijan regained control of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Some members of the opposition refused to participate in the February 7 elections, Azathabar writes. The opponents of the incumbent president were 6 pro-government politicians, who focused on the achievements of the current president.
It is noteworthy that Aliyev had previously voted at School No. 6 in Baku, but this time he came to the polling station in Khankendi, which was supposed to be a symbolic act emphasizing the restoration of Azerbaijan's sovereignty over the country's Karabakh region after the raising of the national flag in the city on October 15, 2023.
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