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, 9 February 2020. The most recent presidential election was held on Wednesday, 11 April 2018.

On the 7th December 2023, President Aliyev announced a snap presidential election would take place in 2024, rather than holding it in 2025. [10] The election will be held on the 7th February 2024.

Latest elections

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

2020 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

Azerbaidjan Assemblee nationale 2020.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Azerbaijan Party 70+1
Civic Solidarity Party 3+1
Motherland Party 10
Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party 10
Great Order Party 10
Democratic Reforms Party 10
Unity Party 10
Civic Unity Party 10
Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party 10
Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party 0–1
National Revival Movement Party 0–1
Azerbaijani Social Democratic Party 0–1
Independents41–2
Invalidated4–
Total1250
Total votes2,510,135–
Registered voters/turnout5,359,01546.84
Source: MSK IPU

2024 presidential election

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2024 Azerbaijani election ballot

At midnight on 7 February, preliminary election results were announced by the chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), Mazahir Panahov. With 54.5% of the votes reportedly counted, Ilham Aliyev was declared the winner of the election, securing over 92.1% of the vote. [11]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ilham Aliyev New Azerbaijan Party 4,567,45892.12
Zahid Oruj Independent107,6322.17
Fazil Mustafa Great Order Party 98,4211.99
Qüdrat Hasanquliyev Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party 85,4111.72
Razi Nurullayev National Front Party 39,6430.80
Elşad Musayev Great Azerbaijan Party 32,8850.66
Fuad Aliyev Independent26,5170.53
Total4,957,967100.00
Valid votes4,957,96799.80
Invalid/blank votes9,8280.20
Total votes4,967,795100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,478,84076.68
Source: Turan Infocenter, CC

Voter turnout

Authorities said that at least 76% of the electorate had turned out to vote in the first nine hours of the election. [12]

Time
10:00 [13] 12:00 [14] 15:00 [15] 17:00 [16] 19:00 [17]
19.44%38.57%60.54%70.85%76.73%

Past elections

Presidential elections

Parliamentary elections

Constitutional referendums

Other referendums

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