It will be possible to watch the elections process at 500 polling stations through websites of the Central Elections Commission (CEC). The Azerbaijani CEC will install web cameras at 500 polling stations. The web cameras will be connected to the organization’s official websites, including www.msk.gov.az; www.cec.gov.az; www.infocenter.gov.az, the CEC told Trend News. The reference of Trend: the presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be conducted n October 15, 2008. 7 presidential candidates- the head of New Azerbaijan Party, the present head of the state Ilham Aliev, the head of opposition Umid Party Iqbal Agazade, the head of Great Salvation Party Fazil Qazanfaroglu, Entire Azerbaijan National Front Party Gudrat Hasanguliev, the head of Modern Musavat Party Hafiz Haciev, the head of Azerbaijan Liberal Democratic Party Fuad Aliev and independent candidate Qulamhuseyn Aliev will participate in the presidential elections. On October 8 the CEC made a decision to install web cameras at some polling stations in order to create favorable conditions for people to watch the elections process on the elections day, members of the elections commissions to conduct work with election documents, voters to vote without any illegal interference, to drop ballot papers into ballot boxes, to calculate votes, to watch legalizing process of the determined results and to take additional measures widely to provide publicity.
On the Election Day any person can watch the election process from the beginning to the end (except filling ballot papers at booth) at polling stations, where web cameras were installed, through the CEC’s official websites.