BAKU, November 7 (RIA Novosti) - Parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan Sunday failed to meet international norms and democratic standards, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) monitoring group said Monday.

Alcee Hastings said that despite Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev's pledge to take measures to ensure transparency and honesty in the elections, local authorities did not follow through on the day of the elections.

He also noted flaws in the voter registration and vote counting processes.

Leo Platvoet, the head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said that, unfortunately, good intentions had met with bad practice.