The pre-electoral delegation from PACE welcomed the openness of the Azerbaijani authorities, noting the invitations to a large number of international organisations to observe the forthcoming parliamentary elections, the PACE monitoring group’s statement published on the PACE website said.
To the regret of the pre-electoral PACE mission, no agreement was reached between the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Azerbaijani authorities on the number of issues.
According to the statement, a large number of independent interlocutors stressed that progress has been made since the last parliamentary elections five years ago.
The pre-electoral mission delegation was informed by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) about the different stages of the preparation of the parliamentary elections.
“According to the CEC, no complaints have been submitted to it so far,” the statement said.
The PACE pre-electoral mission welcomes the decision of some major opposition parties to co-operate to enhance their chances of being elected.
