Elections in Azerbaijan

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After its independence from the Soviet Union, elections in Azerbaijan have frequently been affected by electoral fraud and other unfair election practices, such as holding opposition politicians as political prisoners. Since 1993, Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev have been continuously in power. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Political scientists characterize Azerbaijan as an electoral authoritarian regime. [8] The ruling New Azerbaijan Party, headed by Ilham Aliyev, controls all the electoral commissions in Azerbaijan. [9]

The President of Azerbaijan is elected for a seven-year term by the people; before a constitutional referendum changed this in 2009, the position was limited to two terms. The National Assembly (Milli Məclis) has 125 members. Before 2005, 100 members were elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies and 25 members were elected by proportional representation. Since 2005 all 125 members are elected in single-seat constituencies. Azerbaijan is a one party dominant state. The most recent parliamentary elections were held on Sunday, 1 September 2024. The most recent presidential election was held on Wednesday, 7 February 2024.

Soviet Azerbaijani election poster, 1937 Poster of Azerbaijan 1937. Ittifaq Sovetin@ seckil@r.jpg
Soviet Azerbaijani election poster, 1937

Latest elections

Presidential

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ilham AliyevNew Azerbaijan Party4,567,45892.12
Zahid OrujIndependent107,6322.17
Fazil MustafaGreat Order Party98,4211.99
Qüdrat HasanquliyevWhole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party85,4111.72
Razi NurullayevNational Front Party (Azerbaijan)39,6430.80
Elşad MusayevGreat Azerbaijan Party32,8850.66
Fuad AliyevIndependent26,5170.53
Total4,957,967100.00

National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats
New Azerbaijan Party1,200,31450.4268
Civic Solidarity Party33,7221.423
Justice, Law, Democracy Party32,2201.352
Republican Alternative Party (Azerbaijan)17,9930.761
Musavat15,2780.640
Great Azerbaijan Party14,6360.611
Motherland Party (Azerbaijan)14,4660.611
Azerbaijan National Independence Party13,9610.591
White Party (Azerbaijan)13,5640.570
Azerbaijan Hope Party12,8580.540
National Front Party (Azerbaijan)11,5540.491
Democratic Reforms Party10,6980.451
Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party10,4320.441
Great Order Party8,6510.361
Classic People's Front Party7,4660.310
Azerbaijan People's Party5,3510.220
Free Homeland Party (Azerbaijan)4,8860.210
Unity Party (Azerbaijan)3,1590.130
Right Justice Party2,8330.120
Modern Musavat Party2,5990.110
Justice Party (Azerbaijan)2,3230.100
New Time Party2,0310.090
Azerbaijan Democrat Party2,0130.080
Future Azerbaijan Party6940.030
National Revival Movement Party1780.010
Independents936,91539.3544
Total2,380,795100.00125

Past elections

Presidential elections

Parliamentary elections

Constitutional referendums

Other referendums

See also

References

  1. ↑ Umudov, Agshin (2019). "Europeanization of Azerbaijan: Assessment of Normative Principles and Pragmatic Cooperation". Politik und Gesellschaft im Kaukasus: Eine unruhige Region zwischen Tradition und Transformation (in German). Springer Fachmedien. pp. 67–68. ISBN   978-3-658-26374-4.
  2. ↑ Goyushov, Altay; Huseynli, Ilkin (2019). "Halted Democracy: Government Hijacking of the New Opposition in Azerbaijan". Politik und Gesellschaft im Kaukasus: Eine unruhige Region zwischen Tradition und Transformation (in German). Springer Fachmedien. pp. 27–51. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-26374-4_2. ISBN   978-3-658-26374-4.
  3. ↑ Bedford, Sofie; Vinatier, Laurent (October 2019). "Resisting the Irresistible: 'Failed Opposition' in Azerbaijan and Belarus Revisited". Government and Opposition. 54 (4): 686–714. doi:10.1017/gov.2017.33. ISSN   0017-257X.
  4. ↑ Kamilsoy, Najmin (1 September 2023). "Unintended transformation? Organizational responses to regulative crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan". Southeast European and Black Sea Studies: 1–20. doi:10.1080/14683857.2023.2243698.
  5. ↑ Bajek, Mateusz (2020). "The meaning behind Azerbaijan's forged elections". New Eastern Europe. pp. 107–113. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Synovitz, Ron (7 February 2020). "Azerbaijan's 'Equal Coverage' Law Stifles Media Reports on Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Kramer, Richard Kauzlarich, David J. (11 April 2018). "Azerbaijan's Election Is a Farce". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Sarkissian, Ani (2015). The Varieties of Religious Repression: Why Governments Restrict Religion. Oxford University Press. p. 80. ISBN   978-0-19-934808-4.
  9. ↑ "Azerbaijan Parliamentary Elections 2005: Summary". www.hrw.org. 2005.


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