Rights of registered candidates to President of Azerbaijan aired

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 16. Seven registered
presidential candidates will compete within the extraordinary election
of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 7, and
every candidate might be granted all authorized powers, instructed Azerbaijan’s
Central Election Fee (CEC), Pattern stories.

People who’ve registered their candidacy for the
presidential election might be given free airtime and a platform for
campaigning in varied mass media retailers. Media topics that
supply free airtime and a platform for publication embody:

– Public Tv and Radio Broadcasting Firm;

– “Azerbaijan” newspaper;

– “Khalq” newspaper;

– “Respublika” newspaper;

– “Bakinskiy Rabochiy” newspaper.

The rights acknowledged for people whose candidacy is
registered aren’t restricted to free campaigning. The Electoral Code
addresses the related points. As an example, Article 184 of the
Code covers the difficulty of cost of transportation bills for a
presidential candidate. Paragraph 1 of the talked about article states
{that a} presidential candidate, from the day of registration till
the day of official publication of election outcomes, has the fitting
to make use of all forms of public transportation (besides cabs and
custom-made journeys) to maneuver across the territory of Azerbaijan on the
expense of state funds. Paragraph 2 of the identical article notes that
the bills for journey within the talked about transportation throughout the
territory of the nation shall be paid on the expense of funds
allotted by the Central Election Fee for the preparation
and holding of the election and based mostly on submitted journey
paperwork. Throughout this time, a candidate is paid the bills
foreseen for eight journeys by rail and 4 by airplane.

Article 185 of the Electoral Code covers the inviolability and
safety of a presidential candidate. Thus, the safety of a
registered presidential candidate is ensured by the process
established by the Central Election Fee. A registered
presidential candidate could also be prosecuted solely with the consent of
the Prosecutor Common of the Republic of Azerbaijan beneath the
process laid out in Article 70.4 of this Code. In response to
Article 186 of the Code, a presidential candidate could have as much as 50
attorneys. These attorneys are to be registered by the Central Election
Fee. One other proper issues the election funds of
presidential candidates. In response to Article 191 of the Electoral
Code, the higher restrict of the election fund of a presidential
candidate could not exceed 10 million manat ($5.88 million). The
election funds of presidential candidates are fashioned solely
from the next financial sources:

– particular funds for presidential candidates within the quantity not
exceeding 250,000 manat or $147,058 (for candidates nominated by
political events, a bloc of political events, these particular funds
are fashioned on the expense of funds supplied by political events;
political events that created a bloc of political events);

– voluntary donations from residents and authorized entities. The
restrict of voluntary donations can not exceed 3,000 manat or $1,764.7
for a citizen and 50,000 manat or $29,411.7 for a authorized entity.

The listing of websites for conferences throughout the marketing campaign for the
presidential election has additionally been introduced. The listing is posted
on the CEC web site. All topics of
the marketing campaign can use them freed from cost and on equal phrases. Different
locations may also be used for this function, following the legislation.

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