High voter turnout observed in Azerbaijani presidential election PHOTO

High voter turnout has been observed across the country since the morning of the snap presidential election.

Queues are observed at many polling stations, Caliber.Az reports.

For the first time since independence, elections are held throughout the territory of sovereign Azerbaijan.

The Central Election Commission has registered 7 presidential candidates - Ilham Aliyev from the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP), self-nominated candidates Zahid Oruj and Fuad Aliyev, Razi Nurullayev from the National Front Party, Fazil Mustafa from the Great Order Party, Elshad Musayev from the Great Azerbaijan Party, Gudrat Hasanguliyev from the Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party.