The Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan (CEC) allocated AZN 12,000 (nearly $15,000) from the Public budget for each Presidential candidate.
“The candidates can take the money in near days,” the CEC member Ramiz Ibrahimov briefed the media on 19 September.
Ibrahimov said that Public budget will not allocate money for the Chairman of United Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Gudrat Hasanguliyev and Chairman of Muasir Musavat Party, Hafiz Hajiyev, who were Presidential candidates in 2002.
“Because according to the Electoral Code, the candidates who collected less than 3% votes should re-pay the money allocated from the Public budget. However, although Gudrat Hasanguliyev and Hafiz Hajiyev collected less than 3% votes, they did not re-pay the money allocated from the Public budget,” the CEC member said.
Ibrahimov said that those who collect less than 3% votes should re-pay the money allocated from the Public budget this time as well. He said that the Public budget allocated AZN 23.5mln.
“This amount has been fully transferred to the CEC account. According to the Electoral Code, this amount should be spent on preparation of elections, wages of the Commission members, technical support for the elections, election posters, etc.,” he said. /Trend/