Elections in Azerbaijan

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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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. On Sunday, 9 February 2020, the most recent parliamentary elections were held. On Wednesday, 11 April 2018, the most recent presidential election was held.

Latest elections
Poster of Azerbaijan, 1937

2020 Azerbaijani parliamentary election
Main article: 2020 Azerbaijani parliamentary election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Azerbaijan Party70+1
Civic Solidarity Party3+1
Motherland Party10
Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party10
Great Order Party10
Democratic Reforms Party10
Unity Party10
Civic Unity Party10
Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party10
Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party0–1
National Revival Movement Party0–1
Azerbaijani Social Democratic Party0–1
Independents41–2
Invalidated4–
Total1250
Total votes2,510,135–
Registered voters/turnout5,359,01546.84
Source: MSK IPU

2018 Presidential election
Main article: 2018 Azerbaijani presidential election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ilham AliyevNew Azerbaijan Party3,394,89886.02
Zahid OrujIndependent122,9563.12
Sardar MammadovAzerbaijan Democratic Party119,6213.03
Gudrat HasanguliyevWhole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party119,3113.02
Hafiz HajiyevModern Equality Party59,9241.52
Araz AlizadehAzerbaijani Social Democratic Party54,5331.38
Faraj GuliyevNational Revival Movement Party45,9671.16
Razi NurullayevIndependent29,2290.74
Total3,946,439100.00
Valid votes3,946,43999.69
Invalid/blank votes12,4130.31
Total votes3,958,852100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,332,81774.24
Source: CEC

Past elections

Presidential elections

Parliamentary elections

Constitutional referendums

Other referendums

See also

References
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  2. Goyushov, Altay; Huseynli, Ilkin (2019). "Halted Democracy: Government Hijacking of the New Opposition in Azerbaijan". Politik und Gesellschaft im Kaukasus: Eine unruhige Region zwischen Tradition und Transformation (in German). Springer Fachmedien. pp. 27–51. ISBN 978-3-658-26374-4.
  3. Bedford, Sofie; Vinatier, Laurent (October 2019). "Resisting the Irresistible: 'Failed Opposition' in Azerbaijan and Belarus Revisited". Government and Opposition. 54 (4): 686–714. doi:10.1017/gov.2017.33. ISSN 0017-257X.
  4. Kamilsoy, Najmin (1 September 2023). "Unintended transformation? Organizational responses to regulative crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan". Southeast European and Black Sea Studies: 1–20. doi:10.1080/14683857.2023.2243698.
  5. Bajek, Mateusz (2020). "The meaning behind Azerbaijan's forged elections". New Eastern Europe. pp. 107–113. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. Synovitz, Ron (7 February 2020). "Azerbaijan's 'Equal Coverage' Law Stifles Media Reports on Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. Kramer, Richard Kauzlarich, David J. (11 April 2018). "Azerbaijan's Election Is a Farce". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 September 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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