Azerbaijan
RECENT ELECTIONS:
Municipal, 23 December 2009
Description of Electoral System:
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
The President is elected by popular vote for a 5 year term. After Constitutional Referendum of 18 March 2009, the presidential term limit was abolished. The National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) has 125 members. Before 2005, 100 members elected for a 5-year term in single-seat constituencies and 25 members elected by proportional representation. Since 2005 all 125 members are elected in single-seat constituencies.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for National Legislature | FPTP |
| Type | Plurality/Majority |
| Tiers | 1 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 125, 125 |
| Electoral System for President | TRS |
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Most recent election
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DID YOU KNOW?
Azerbaijan has abolished presidential term limit.
The President can be elected for an unlimited term starting 2013.
A presidential election was held in Azerbaijan on 15 October 2008. Ilham Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party was re-elected with 89% of the votes, according to official results. Several major political parties, including Musavat, the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Azerbaijan Liberal Party and
the Azerbaijan Democratic Party boycotted the vote because of alleged poll-fixing and oppression of political opponents. In 18 March 2009 referendum, Azerbaijan voted for abolishing the presidential term limit. Thus, the current President, Ilham Aliyev, who was elected for the second term in October 2008, was granted the right to run for an unlimited presidential term starting 2013.
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The 2005 Azerbaijan parliamentary election was held on November 6. It pitted candidates of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party against opposition led by the Azadlıq (Freedom) bloc of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, the Equality Party and Azerbaijan Democratic Party. The polling stations closed 15:00 UTC (19:00 local time). The result is contested, with allegations of vote-rigging from the opposition and outside groups.
The Central Election Commission reported, with 28% of votes counted, a 62% win for the NAP, 3% for the Equality Party, 1% for the APFP, 2% to independent candidates and 2% each to two other small parties. These results are contradicted by a Mitofsky International and Edison Media Research poll which found the NAP going from 75 to 56 seats in the 125-member assembly, with the Azadliq bloc getting 12 seats.
Human Rights Watch expressed concern about widespread intimidation of opposition supporters, saying that the elections could not be free or fair under such conditions.
