The February 9 early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were held in an open, transparent and effective manner, Israeli observer Roman Gurevich told reporters, AzVision.az reports.

Today's elections were held in accordance with the legislation of Azerbaijan and the country's international obligations to ensure and comply with generally accepted standards, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, member of the observation mission of the CIS Parliamentary Assembly Alexander Bashkin said, Trend reports.

The results of the exit poll held by Fund for Human Rights of the 21st Century-Azerbaijan and the French Opinion Way Institute for Sociological Studies, at the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were announced today, APA reports. According to the results of exit-poll, the leading candidates in the following consistencies are the following:

US Company Arthur J. Finkelstein and Associates has announced the results of the exit poll at the early parliamentary elections, APA reports.

Hollywood hands out its highest honors on Sunday at an Oscars ceremony that could see a number of historic firsts and an all-white actor winner podium that has revived the #OscarsSoWhite debate, Reuters reports.

The Italian media has also highlighted the snap parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan, AzerTag reports.

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has left for Vienna to participate at the International Conference on Nuclear Security.

The voting process at the polling centers within the framework of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan goes in accordance to the legislation, OSCE PA Observer from Luxembourg Graas Gustave Marcel told Trend.

The high voter turnout is observed at the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, Member of the Russian delegation of observers, Chairperson of the Committee on Science, Education and Culture of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Lilia Gumerova told reporters on Feb. 9, secki-2020.az reports.

No obstacles have been recorded so far in observing the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Nat Parry told secki-2020.az on Feb. 9.