He said that the voting process was transparent and smooth.
No serious irregularities were registered during the counting of votes, Nikoloski noted.
“We respect the will of the Azerbaijani people,” he said. “We think the referendum results are a step towards secure, stable and sustainable development of Azerbaijan and reflect the will of the Azerbaijani people,” he said.
Nikoloski called on the Azerbaijani government to further improve the voting process.
The referendum to make amendments to Azerbaijan’s Constitution kicked off at 8:00 am and wrapped up at 7:00 pm Sept. 26.
As many as 117 international observers – MPs from over 30 countries as well as observers from various international organizations, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) – were accredited by Azerbaijan’s CEC to observe the referendum.
The total number of the observers was around 53,000.
According to Azerbaijan’s Election Code, the referendum was declared valid.
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