AREA III : Another violation reported by the VC was the non-inclusion of NGOs as observers in the elections . Therefore , several local non-governmental organizations have been banned from conducting election observation missions , but by a last-minute decision , the ban was temporarily lifted only for 2004 local elections 30 . The 2006 report noted that the lack of local observers , as well as the fact that the number of international observers was too low , made election fraud possible .
It should be noted that in addition to the above-mentioned directions , the VC addressed remarks and non-fulfillment of the recommendations to Azerbaijan and also registered a number of other omissions , violations , and non-fulfillment of the proposals . The non-implementation of the other proposals in the above-mentioned directions was distinguished by the fact that they were directly related to the elections and their conduct . It was more important to show how Azerbaijani authorities made it difficult to register candidates , particularly opposition figures , as well as other cases of non-prevention of election violations .
Representatives of the People ' s Front of Azerbaijan , Musavat and the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan expressed their dissatisfaction with the amendments to the Electoral Code . Arif Hajiyev , former deputy chairman of the Musavat party , referring to the change in the composition of the election commission , stated : " The authorities do not want to abandon the principle of forming election commissions at all levels " 31 . Continuing to insist that the commission should also include members of opposition parties .
It should be noted that despite all the efforts , Azerbaijan made changes in the Electoral Code that did not follow either the logic of the proposals of the VC or the demands of the opposition .
Some changes have been made in Azerbaijan since 2005 , but compared to the changes of June 2 32 and December 16 33 of 2008 they are not of major significance .
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Ibid . p . 27 .
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Geŕai Dadašev , '' Oppozic ‘ iya Azeŕbaiĵana tŕebuyet pŕovidēnia svabodnix vibŕov ''. Ŕia , https :// ria . ru / 20050618 / 40545054 . html , [ Geray Ddashev , Azerbaijan ' s opposition demands free elections , Ria , June 6 , 2005 ]
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Azərbaycan Respublikasının Milli Məclisi qərar , Polis haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qanununa , Azərbaycan Respublikasının 1999-cu il 7 dekabr tarixli 768-IQ nömrəli Qanunu ilə təsdiq edilmiş Gömrük orqanlarında xidmət haqqında Əsasnaməyə və Prokurorluq orqanlarında qulluq keçmə haqqında № 611-IIIQD , 2008 , 1 , last modified March 24 , 2021 , http :// www . e-qanun . az / framework / 4363
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Azərbaycan Respublikasının Milli Məclisi qərar , Azərbaycan Respublikasının Seçki Məcəlləsinə əlavələr və dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında № 739-IIIQD , Azərbaycan , 2008 , 1 , last modified March 24 , 2021 , http :// www . e-qanun . az / framework / 16259
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