Mehriban Aliyeva

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2020 Azerbaijani Parliamentary Election

Azerbaijan to dissolve parliament and hold snap elections

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Following a meeting of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party’s Political Council, the ruling party has announced plans to dissolve Parliament and prepare for snap elections. Some have speculated that the move is meant to strengthen the position of President Ilham Aliyev’s wife, Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva. The party’s Executive Secretary, Ali Akhmedov, justified the move by saying that the ‘reforms led by President Ilham Aliev should not be left out of the legislative sphere’. ‘We hope the

Azerbaijan

Aliyev announces snap presidential election in Azerbaijan

by OC Media

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has announced snap presidential elections for April 2017. The President’s Office issued a decree calling the election on 5 February, shifting the date from 17 October 2018. Aliyev had already announced his intention to run for a fourth term earlier in February. Aliyev, from the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, has led the country for 15 years. He was first elected in 2003, taking over from his late father Heydar Aliyev, who had ruled the country since indepe