November 7, 2005 - 16:13 AMT
Azerbaijani CEC and Exit Poll Results Coincide on Whole
PA Consulting Group, which conducted exit polls in 65 out of 125 polling stations in Azerbaijan published the preliminary results of the monitoring mission. To remind, each 10th voter was surveyed. Presently, the data provided by the Central Election Committee and the results of the exit polls coincide on the whole.
It should be also noted that when in Azerbaijan Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried stated that the U.S. will recognize the election outcomes if the official data and exit poll results shows the difference no more than 2%. The results of the exit polls allow assessing the transparency of the election and a big difference between the official data and exit poll results can be the evidence of rigged election.