Azerbaijan holds vote on constitutional amendments

Azerbaijan's voters have taken part in a referendum to vote on numerous changes to the constitution, including boosting presidency and extending his term in office.

The poll on Monday covers 29 proposed changes in the Azerbaijani constitution which voters must approve or reject one by one.

An outline of the main changes include an extension to the presidential term from five years to seven and granting him greater executive powers including the right to dissolve parliament and call snap elections.

The new changes also include removing minimum age for presidential candidates which is currently 35 and reducing voting age from 25 to 18.

Officials say results of the complicated voting will come out in less than a month's time.

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