2018 Azerbaijani Presidential Elections

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Aliyev wins 4th presidential term in election plagued by ‘serious violations’

by OC Media

•3 min read

Ilham Aliyev is to serve a fourth presidential term in Azerbaijan, with the Central Election Commission announcing he received 86% of votes in Wednesday’s snap election. The opposition-leaning Meydan TV reported major violations, airing footage of people voting multiple times at different polling stations. International observers said the election ‘lacked genuine competition’, and reported ‘serious violations’ including ballot-box stuffing. Preliminary results from the Central Election Comm

2018 Azerbaijani Presidential Elections

Azerbaijan’s snap election: an election ‘without the headache’

by Kamran Mahmudov

•5 min read

Azerbaijan is holding snap presidential elections on 11 April under a new constitution. Despite the opposition candidates not barred from or boycotting the race trying to present themselves as independent or oppositional, there is little doubt Ilham Aliyev will be reelected to a now extended term of seven more years. Early presidential elections are now scheduled to be held in Azerbaijan on 11 April, after president Ilham Aliyev ordered on 5 February. The public has not been informed

2018 Azerbaijani Presidential Elections

Azerbaijan opposition parties protest snap presidential elections

by OC Media

•2 min read

Several thousand people protested in Baku on 10 March, in a rally organised by Azerbaijan’s two largest opposition groups against President Ilham Aliyev. The groups have announced they plan to boycott the presidential elections scheduled for 11 April. The protest was organised by the Musavat party and the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), the two biggest opposition groups in Azerbaijan. The NCDF, a coalition of opposition parties, includes the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (