Iran Press/ Asia: Early tallies showed the Yeni (New) Azerbaijan party won 65 seats in the 125-member parliament, the Milli Majlis, after 87 percent of electoral precincts declared results in the first-past-the-post ballot, said central election commission chief Mazahir Panahov.
The ruling party -- which faced little challenge from the embattled opposition -- promised that Sunday's election would be democratic, but opposition parties have accused the government of limiting their ability to campaign and several parties boycotted the vote, AFP reported.
A total of 1,314 candidates – including nearly 300 women – were running for parliamentary seats in the Caspian country.
Over 5.3 million registered voters cast votes to choose 125 members of the Milli Majlis or National Assembly.
Sunday's ballot has been monitored by international observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
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