Presidential elections finish in Azerbaijan

The presidential elections have finished in Azerbaijan. As of 5 pm local time almost 70 percent of voters took part in the elections. Exit polls will be published soon. 

The elections started at 8.00 am.

10 candidates are running for president. They are incumbent President Ilham Aliyev; Igbal Agazade, the head of the Umid Party; Zakhid Orudzh, an independent candidate and member of parliament; Gudrat Gasanguliyev, the head of the Azerbaijan Popular Front; Khafiz Gajiyev, the head of the Modern Musavat; Araz Alizade, the head of the Social and Democratic Party; Faradzh Guliyev, the head of the National Revival Movement; Jamil Gasanly, a candidate of the National Council of Democratic Forces; Ilyas Ismaylov, the head of the Adalet Party; and Sardar Jalaloglu, the head of the Democratic Party.