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Azerbaijani News Wires: Trend News Agency
November 5, 2005
“Opposition activists plan to organize
incidents at front of election stations,” Nazim Isayev
05.11.2005
R.Abdullayev
Trend
“The opposition activists plan to organize incidents
at front of election stations on the voting day,” Nazim
Isayev, the deputy of the Public-Political Division of the
President’s Apparat, stated, Trend reports referring
to ANS TV. “The opposition gave instructions to their
followers to gather at front of election stations, argue
with members of committees, establish clashes and incidents,
which will be presented as falsification of the election
in the end,” he said. Isayev also reported that the
opposition delivered 220 orange tents to the country and
planned to install them in the crowded places of the city
after the parliamentary elections. The events are planned
from 8 to 10 November.
“Free _expression of people’s
will in elections is vital to Azerbaijan’s future,”
U.S. State Department
05.11.2005
R.Abdullayev
Trend
“The U.S. State Department underlines importance
of full implementation of the 25 October 2005 presidential
decree on urgent measures related to preparations and holding
of the parliamentary elections,” Sean Mccormack, the
Spokesman of the U.S. State Department, said. The free _expression
of the will of the people through elections such as those
scheduled for November 6 “is vital to Azerbaijan's
future and to a strengthened U.S.-Azerbaijani relationship,”
he noted. According to Mccormack the forthcoming elections
provides the Azerbaijani authorities an opportunity to hold
elections up to international standards. “The United
States encourages the peaceful participation of all Azerbaijanis
in the elections and urges full implementation of the 25
October 2005 presidential decree, including the points on
freedom of assembly and noninterference of local authorities
in the electoral process,” Mccormack stressed.
Results of exit-poll to be placed in Internet
after 19:00pm [local time]
05.11.2005
S.Ilhamgizi
ÑSrend
The company Mitofsky International, Edison Media Research
and CESSI Ltd» will hold an exit poll in all 125 constituency
elections commission on the poll for the parliamentary elections
in Azerbaijan on 6 November. An Independent Press Center
of the Central Elections Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan
told Trend immediately after the voting the respondents
will answer some questions, which will define the leading
candidate to MP. In case if the result of exit poll does
not determine the winner, the names of two leaders with
more number of votes will be cited. Besides, the results
of the voting will be available in website www.exit-poll.net
after 19:00pm [local time]. Around 150,000 voters will be
interviewed during the exit poll. Three companies –
the Association of Assistance to Civil Society in Azerbaijan
(AVCIYA), the Center of Socio-economic forecasting Kavkaz
and the Center of Social and Marketing Researches - will
assist Mitofski International, Edison Media Research and
CESSI Ltd in conduct of exit-poll. In this respect AVCIYA
and Kavkaz will conduct training for their employees in
the places, while the Center of Marketing Researches will
hold control over the employees’ work and process of
interviewing to make them in line with the highest standards.
Mitofsky International, Edison Media Research and CESSI
Ltd is a company with 67-year experience in conduct of exit
poll in many world countries, in particular, the United
States and Mexico.
Police properly instructed for preservation
of public order in elections day
05.11.2005
E.Javadova
ÑSrend
“The police have been properly instructed with regard
to preserve the public order on the elections day on 6 November,”
Yashar Aliyev, the head of the Central Police Department,
told Trend. “The police is fully ready to overcome
any resistance and defend public order on the elections
day. Police posts have been established near the precinct
elections commissions. The work in this direction is complete,”
Aliyev underlined. He also noted that the key objective
of the intensified regime is to remove any provocation by
some forces on the voting day.
Around 130 foreign journalists to cover
parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
05.11.2005
S.Agayeva
ÑSrend
Around 130 foreign journalists will cover the parliamentary
elections in Azerbaijan, Tahir Tagizade, the head of the
press and Information Policy Department of the Azerbaijan
Foreign Ministry, told Trend. The journalists have been
accredited in the Foreign Ministry. They represent the world
electron and published media. The most journalists have
arrive din Azerbaijan, while the rest will be in the country
prior to elections, he underlined. The Ministry is not involved
in the preparations for the elections in the Azerbaijani
embassies in foreign countries, as the parliamentary elections
will be held only in the country, he underscored.
Sec-Gen of Reporters Without Borders addresses
letter to Azeri President
05.11.2005
R.Abdullayev
ÑSrend
Robert Ménard, the Secreatry-General of Reporters
Without Borders addresses letter to Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliev a letter to President Aliev on the eve of legislative
elections asking him to guarantee guarantee the safety of
the local and foreign journalists who will be covering the
6 November legislative elections, Trend reports. “Reporters
Without Borders is extremely concerned about the situation
of press freedom in Azerbaijan two days before legislative
elections that will be a crucial step for your country’s
future,” Ménard notes in his letter. The Secretary
General regretted that all of the international TV stations
that have come to Azerbaijan to cover the elections have
been banned from broadcasting live footage. The satellite
dishes of the Russian television stations NTV and RTR have
been seized. The Turkish news agency Ihlas, which came to
cover the run-up to the elections, was asked by the Azeri
authorities to leave the country three weeks ago. “We
therefore ask you to take the necessary measures to establish
a favourable climate for a free and transparent election
and to guarantee the safety of all the journalists who are
covering this crucial moment for your country’s future.
We believe it is essential that the international community
should have full access to news and information,” the
letter underlines.
NGO’s hot line to function on voting
day
05.11.2005
S.Ilhamgizi
Trend
The “Fore Free and Fair Elections’ Coordination
Consultative Council under the support of the ‘Open
Society’ Fund established a hot line to be function
on the voting day, the Council told Trend. The 'hot line'
is established to get information about violations and rendering
of aid on the voting day. The NGO will also have press service,
experts on elections, law-defenders, lawyers to function
under the service. The council will carry out parallel counting
of votes on the voting day.
“Azerbaijani & Ukrainian Presidents
gave instructions to the both Foreign Ministries to hold
preparations for Ukrainian President’s official visit
to Azerbaijan,” Igor Kezima
05.11.2005
S.Agayeva
Trend
“The Azerbaijani and Ukrainian Presidents gave instructions
to the both Foreign Minsitries to hold preparations for
the official visit of Victor Ushenko, the Ukrainian President,
to Azerbaijan,” Igor Kezima, the charge d’afair
of Ukraine, told to Trend in an exclusive interview. He
was commenting the telephone conversation of the Presidents.
The diplomat intends to meet with Elmar Mammadyarov, the
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, to discuss preparations for
the forthcoming visit. The visit is planned to be paid in
late November. It is necessary to unify the visit program
and the agenda of the negotiations, as well as package of
the bilateral documents to be signed during the visit.
“All election stations are ready for
voting day,” Natig Mammadov
05.11.2005
S.Ilhamgizi
ÑSrend
“All election stations are provided with equipment
and ready for voting day,” Natig Mammadov, the secretary
of the Central Election Committee (CEC), told Trend. He
noted that distribution of transparent ink cylinders and
ultra-violet lamps, as well as training on their use by
members of election stations completed. According to Mammadov,
the activities of all election committees are under control.
The Committee allocated stations all over the country for
the members of the CEC, its apparatus and secretariat to
follow the elections. The CEC also presented a report on
activities to the President’s Apparat.
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