The ruling New Azerbaijan Party does not see any need in injecting serious amendments to the Azerbaijani Election Code. “The current Election Code enables the country to hold free, fair and transparent elections. Election Code has been tested over and over and proved its value. International organizations also appraised the Code, the Deputy Chairman and Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan party, Ali Ahmedov,” told in an interview to the official website of the party on aug.20.

There are intentions to amend the Election Code in connection with municipal elections. However, it is impossible due to lack of time, Ahmedov added. Regarding the proposals on defining the legal status of municipalities, Ahmedov said that sometimes the need arises gradually. “The country adopted the law on unification of municipalities and I believe that the process will continue in the future,” Ahmedov added.

In Azerbaijan, the municipal elections scheduled for December, 2009.