31.08.2024

On August 31, a meeting with international observers of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in the Constitutional Court regarding the snap parliamentary elections to the Milli Majlis.

Chairman Farhad Abdullayev, who gave detailed information to the guests about the activities of Constitutional Court in the election process, said that as society and the legal state develop, the election process also develops and improves.

Chairman also informed the participants of the meeting in detail about the powers and functions of Constitutional Court established in the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding the snap parliamentary elections.

During the meeting, it was discussed in detail about the legal positions reflected in the decision of the Plenum adopted on the verification of the constitutionality of the relevant Decision of June 21, 2024 on the dissolution of the Milli Majlis and the appointment of snap parliamentary elections based on the request of the President of Azerbaijan.

It was noted that after ensuring the territorial integrity and state sovereignty of our republic, parliamentary elections will be held for the first time in the entire territory of the country. Representation of the Milli Majlis in a new composition after the restoration of the country's territorial integrity during prestigious international events to be held in November of this year, the full formation of a new convocation of the parliament and the holding of snap parliamentary elections on September 1 in terms of ensuring the implementation of the electoral rights of citizens is of particular importance.

The importance of the opinions and suggestions of the international observers of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly for the election process was emphasized.

The guests said that this meeting at the Constitutional Court is of particular importance to them in order to learn more deeply about the general process on the eve of the snap parliamentary elections.

During the meeting, opinions were exchanged on legal issues related to the parliamentary elections, the powers of the Constitutional Court in the legislation in this field were touched upon.

Farhad Abdullayev expressed confidence that the elections will be held democratically, in accordance with the election legislation, and will be fair and transparent.

First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Andrey Yatskin, coordinator of the international observer group of the CIS PA, and other official representatives exchanged views on a number of issues of interest to them.

Judges of the Constitutional Court and responsible employees of the Staff also participated in the meeting.