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MOSCOW, Nov 8 (KUNA) -- The Central Elections Commission in Azerbaijan
announced on Monday that the ruling New Azerbaijan Party won a majority of
votes in the parliamentary elections.
Interfax news agency reported today that the party won 65 seats in the new
parliament.
Also, the representatives of opposition parties, particularly the Popular
Front Party of Azerbaijan and the Equality Party, Party of Hope, and
Democratic Reforms Party have been qualified to enter the parliament, it noted.
The voting process was supervised by about 2,000 international observers,
and 690 candidates competed to fill the seats of parliament's 125 seats. (end)
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