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Pre-election agitation of presidential candidates in Azerbaijan starts from today.
The registered candidates, their plenipotentiary representatives, political parties, the candidates of which have been registered, blocks of political parties and their representatives can conduct their election campaign from September 16 to October 8, 08:00.
The final number of officially registered candidates for the upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan amounted to 10 people.
They are: The chairman of New Azerbaijan party, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the chairman of Umid party, Igbal Agazade, and a self-nominated candidate Zahid Oruj, the chairman of the United Popular Front party of Azerbaijan Gudrat Hasanguliyev, the chairman of Modern Musavat party Hafiz Hajiyev, the chairman the Social Democratic party of Azerbaijan Araz Alizade and the National Revival party chairman Faraj Guliyev, nominated by the initiative group of voters of National Council of Democratic Forces Jamil Hasanli, member of parliament Ilyas Ismayilov and the chairman of Azerbaijan Democratic Party Sardar Jalaloglu.
Around 22 people submitted documents to CEC for approving their candidacies.
Presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be held October 9.
