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Thu, 10/16/2008 - 18:47
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GUAM OBSERVERS ANNOUNCE ELECTION MONITORING RESULTS

Baku, 16 0ctober, (AzerTAj)A group of observers of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development – GUAM issued a statement on results of a monitoring they conducted during Wednesday`s presidential voting in Azerbaijan, the Independent Press Center said.

The statement says “the presidential elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan were
organized and conducted in line with international, including the OSCE and Council
of Europe commitments and standards for democratic elections, as well as the
national legislation and the rules and procedures elaborated by the Central Election
Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
“In respect of the overall electoral process, organization of the elections and the
activity of the commissions of the polling stations the Group of GUAM observers have
no substantial remarks. The elections took place in a genuinely competitive
environment and in general could be assessed positively- as free and fair” the
statement says.



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