Precinct chair: No undesirable incidents occurred during voting process

No undesirable incidents have occurred during the voting process, Basti Aghayeva, the chair of polling station No. 12 at Yasamal District Constituency No. 17, told Report.

Aghayeva revealed that the number of voters in this precinct is 1,309:

"Here, votes are cast for 37 candidates, meaning there are 37 candidates' names on the ballot. However, only 19 people will be elected. The number of observers is eight. Among the candidates, there are both members of the New Azerbaijan Party and independent candidates. So far, approximately 30 people have voted. Voter turnout is expected to increase mainly after 10:00 (GMT+4)."

The municipal elections in Azerbaijan are being held at 5,846 polling stations covering 118 electoral districts. In total, 16,092 candidates are competing for 8,071 members of 685 municipalities.

The voting will run until 19:00 (GMT+4).

According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), 5,961,987 voters are eligible to participate in the elections.

January 29 has been declared a non-working day in Azerbaijan due to the elections.