Azerbaijan's Ombudsman holds educational event regarding snap parliamentary elections

The Southern Regional Centre of the Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan organised an educational event on "Citizens' Right to Vote" in connection with the upcoming extraordinary parliamentary elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azernews reports.

At the event, attended by employees of various relevant state institutions' regional representatives, the head of the Southern Regional Centre of the Ombudsman, Z. Ismayilov, discussed topics such as "Ensuring Citizens' Right to Vote," "Principles of the Right to Vote," "Organisation of Elections," "Election Process and Stages," and "Active and Passive Voting Rights." He emphasised that the situation regarding the protection of citizens' voting rights in the country is constantly monitored and that the Ombudsman's institution regularly conducts a series of legal awareness activities in this field.

The event continued with discussions, and participants' questions on the topic were answered.