New Azerbaijani parliament starts its first session

The first plenary session of the Azerbaijani parliament’s fifth convocation was opened today in Baku.

"The Milli Majlis of the 5th convocation was formed as a result of democratic and fair elections under the supervision of the head of state," abc.az cited the re-elected the speaker of Azerbaijan’s parliament, Oktay Asadov, as saying.

The Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of Azerbaijan, Mazahir Panahov, confirmed that the elections were held in accordance with the principle of full transparency, the proof of which are the statements of more than 70 domestic observers and representatives of international organizations and mass media who observed elections.