BAKU, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Incumbent Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev won a landslide victory with 92.05 percent of the vote in Wednesday's snap presidential election, Chairman of the Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov told a news conference on Thursday.
With 93.35 percent of ballots counted, Aliyev confidently secured a fifth consecutive term. None of the other candidates on the ballot has won more than 3 percent so far, with the runner-up getting just 2.19 percent, said Panahov.
The commission added that over 4.6 million people cast their ballots at 6,537 polling stations in 125 constituencies.
A total of 790 international observers, representing 72 international organizations and 89 countries, monitored the electoral proceedings.
The final election results will be announced on Feb. 9. ■