Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan says he does not agree with several items of the report of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on results of presidential election in Azerbaijan.
“The countries in the region should be approached with equal standards while assessing election,” Mazahir Panahov, CEC chairman said during his meeting with Boris Frlec, head of the OSCE mission, who monitored the 15 October presidential election.
“There was a great progress in the election, but it did not meet all democratic principles,” Frlec said previously.
There were considerable improvements in the conduct of election, but further efforts are needed to meet important international commitments, in particular those connected with pluralism, honesty of campaign and mass media, OSCE mission’s report said.
No major violations took place in Azerbaijan’s presidential vote, Frlec said in his meeting with Mazahir Panahov. /Trend/