UPCOMING ELECTIONS:

Presidential, 15 October 2008

Description of Electoral System:

(Courtesy of Wikipedia)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. 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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Most recent election

(Courtesy of Wikipedia)

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.