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18 years of age have the right to vote except those recognised as incapable by a court every citizen of at least 25 years of age may be elected with certain exceptions i e dual citizenship liabilities towards a foreign state holding a position in the executive or judicial branches of power remunerated activities with certain exceptions such as members of religious professions incapacity confirmed by court conviction for a serious crime or serving a sentence the validity of election results is confirmed in respect of each candidate by the constitutional court and the national assembly is constituted upon confirmation in office of 83 deputies 14 every year the national assembly of the republic of azerbaijan holds two regular spring and autumn sessions extraordinary sessions are convened by its speaker at the request of the president of the republic of azerbaijan or 42 deputies of the national assembly 15 the meetings of the sessions of the national assembly of the republic of azerbaijan are open to the public a meeting of the session of the milli majlis may be closed to the public on the proposal of 83 members of parliament or the proposal of the president of the republic of azerbaijan the assembly is headed by the speaker of milli majlis assisted by the first deputy speaker and two deputy speakers ogtay asadov is the current speaker of the assembly ziyafet asgarov is the first deputy speaker and bahar muradova and valeh alasgarov are deputy speakers 16 currently for the term of 2015 2010 21 women and 104 men deputies are elected in national assembly the national assembly is divided into 15 committees according to the areas they are focused 17 its structure also includes chamber of accounts toponymic commission disciplinary commission and azerbaijan newspaper 18 a legislative initiative can be taken by an mp the president of the republic the supreme court the prosecutor s office the nar supreme council and a group of 40 thousand citizens who are eligible to vote the nakhchivan autonomous republic is a constituent part of azerbaijan with its own elected parliament the supreme council consisting of 45 deputies elections to the supreme council are regulated by the nakhchivan constitution 14 15 political parties and elections edit main articles list of political parties in azerbaijan and elections in azerbaijan azerbaijan is considered a one party dominant state opposition parties against the new azerbaijan party are repressed and none of the post 1992 elections have been free and fair opposition parties are repressed they have frequently been blocked from running in elections or they have boycotted elections due to the undemocratic conduct of the elections the ruling new azerbaijan party headed by ilham aliyev controls all the electoral commissions in azerbaijan 19 presidential elections edit main article 2018 azerbaijani presidential election candidate party votes ilham aliyev new azerbaijan party 3 394 898 86 02 zahid oruj independent 122 956 3 12 sardar jalaloglu azerbaijan democratic party 119 621 3 03 gudrat hasanguliyev whole azerbaijan popular front party 119 311 3 02 hafiz hajiyev modern equality party 59 924 1 52 araz alizadeh azerbaijani social democratic party 54 533 1 38 faraj guliyev national revival movement party 45 967 1 16 razi nurullayev independent 29 229 0 74 total 3 946 439 100 00 valid votes 3 946 439 99 69 invalid blank votes 12 413 0 31 total votes 3 958 852 100 00 registered voters turnout 5 332 817 74 24 source cec parliamentary elections edit main article 2020 azerbaijani parliamentary election party votes seats new azerbaijan party 976 163 41 84 70 1 musavat 38 714 1 66 0 0 civic solidarity party 27 121 1 16 3 1 whole azerbaijan popular front party 16 189 0 69 1 0 great order party 15 846 0 68 1 0 motherland party 12 587 0 54 1 0 civic unity party 11 983 0 51 1 0 unity party 11 347 0 49 1 0 azerbaijan democratic enlightenment party 9 004 0 39 1 0 azerbaijan hope party 7 565 0 32 0 0 modern musavat party 6 844 0 29 0 new azerbaijan national independence party 6 688 0 29 0 0 united azerbaijan party 6 358 0 27 0 new azerbaijan democrat party 6 110 0 26 0 0 democratic reforms party 5 533 0 24 1 0 national revival movement party 4 980 0 21 0 1 azerbaijan free republican party 2 637 0 11 0 new azerbaijan people s party 2 330 0 10 0 0 azerbaijan social prosperity party 1 508 0 06 0 1 democratic azerbaijani world party 1 202 0 05 0 0 national unity party 1 163 0 05 0 new intellectuals party 1 029 0 04 0 new azerbaijan communist party 957 0 04 0 0 great azerbaijan party 834 0 04 0 0 citizen and development party az 798 0 03 0 0 justice party 766 0 03 0 0 azerbaijan liberal democratic party az 638 0 03 0 new azerbaijan fighters party 74 0 00 0 new independents 1 155 884 49 55 41 2 invalidated 4 total 2 332 852 100 00 125 0 valid votes 2 332 852 92 94 invalid blank votes 177 283 7 06 total votes 2 510 135 100 00 registered voters turnout 5 359 015 46 84 source msk ipu cabinet of ministers edit main article cabinet of azerbaijan the cabinet of ministers is the chief executive body under the authority of the president the prime minister deputy prime ministers ministers and heads of other central executive organs are appointed and dismissed by the president the cabinet dissolves on the start of term by the newly elected president who instead appoints a new cabinet the powers of the cabinet include drafting the state budget and presenting it to the president executing the budget implementing state economic and social programs securing financial and credit and monetary policy managing ministries and other executive bodies of the republic of azerbaijan 20 the 8th government of azerbaijan is the cabinet in its current formation judicial branch edit main article judiciary of azerbaijan although the azerbaijan constitution nominally guarantees judicial independence the executive firmly controls judges and prosecutors 21 judges and prosecutors collaborate in azerbaijan to repress political opponents 21 judicial power is administered by the constitutional court the supreme court the courts of appeal ordinary and specialised courts the judicial system and legal proceedings are determined by law and the establishment of extraordinary courts is prohibited the supreme court of azerbaijan is a supreme judicial body on civil criminal and other cases related to the execution of general and specialized courts the constitutional court of azerbaijan is the supreme body of constitutional justice on the matters attributed to its jurisdiction by the constitution with authority to interpret and apply the constitution of azerbaijan the constitutional court consists of nine judges appointed for a non renewable 15 year term judges of constitutional court of the republic of azerbaijan are appointed by milli majlis national assembly of the republic of azerbaijan on recommendation by the president of the republic of azerbaijan any person may appeal before it for the restoration of their infringed rights and freedoms the 2003 law on the constitutional court defines the court s activities as well as the status and duties of its judges the court s decisions are published and their execution is mandatory 14 the court system comprises three levels the first level includes 86 district city courts 5 serious crime courts 6 military courts and 7 economic courts cases are heard by a single judge or a panel of judges the second level consists of 6 courts of appeal higher courts and the third level the supreme court is the highest judicial body for civil criminal economic and military matters it reviews the decisions of appeal courts and clarifies judicial practice the courts in the nakhchivan autonomous republic are part of the court system the nakhchivan autonomous republic supreme court serves as the appeal instance and its rulings are considered in cassation by the supreme court of azerbaijan 14 according to the constitution of the azerbaijan republic the prosecutor s office is defined as a part of the judicial branch prosecutors office exercises control over fulfilment and application of laws within the legal framework in cases envisaged by law it undertakes prosecution and carries out investigation supports state accusation in the court of law proposes actions in the court of law and appeals against decisions of the court of law 15 nakhchivan autonomous republic edit the nakhchivan autonomous republic is autonomous state within the republic of azerbaijan 15 municipalities edit local self government in azerbaijan is exercised by municipalities elections to municipalities and the status of municipalities are determined by the national assembly of the republic of azerbaijan within the framework of the sovereignty of the republic of azerbaijan municipalities are independent in exercising their powers the state controls the implementation of the activities of municipalities the municipalities submit the activity report to the national assembly of the republic of azerbaijan municipalities are responsible to the citizens of the republic of azerbaijan every citizen of the republic of azerbaijan who has the right to participate in elections and who permanently resides in the respective constituencies may be elected as a member of the municipality elections to the municipality are held every 5 years municipalities organize their work through meetings that are convened by the chairman of municipalities the chairman is elected at the meetings of the municipality in addition the rules of the local government the powers of its members the local budget and its implementation taxes and fees are approved at meetings local programs of social security social and economic development and economic programs are adopted in the municipalities of the republic of azerbaijan decisions are taken by a majority of the members of the municipality 22 administrative divisions edit v t e administrative divisions of azerbaijan mainland azerbaijan cities with city districts baku binəqədi qaradağ xətai xəzər nərimanov nəsimi nizami pirallahı səbail sabunçu suraxanı yasamal without city districts ganja khankendi lankaran mingachevir naftalan shaki shirvan sumgait yevlakh districts absheron aghjabadi agdam aghdara agdash agstafa agsu astara balakan barda beylagan bilasuvar dashkasan fuzuli gadabay goranboy goychay goygol hajigabul imishli ismayilli jabrayil jalilabad kalbajar khachmaz khizi khojaly khojavend kurdamir lachin lerik masally neftchala oghuz qabala qakh qazakh gobustan quba qubadli qusar saatly sabirabad salyan samukh shabran shamakhi shamkir shusha siyazan tartar tovuz ujar yardimli zangilan zagatala zardab nakhchivan autonomous republic city nakhchivan districts babek julfa kangarli ordubad sadarak shahbuz sharur foreign relations edit main article foreign relations of azerbaijan azerbaijan is a member of the united nations the organization for security and cooperation in europe nato s partnership for peace euro atlantic partnership world health organization the european bank for reconstruction and development the council of europe cfe treaty the community of democracies the international monetary fund and the world bank turkey the first country to recognize azerbaijan s independence has been a staunch supporter of azerbaijan in its efforts to consolidate its independence preserve its territorial integrity and realize its economic potential arising from the rich natural resources of the caspian sea the turkish cultural close ties with azerbaijan is summarized by the slogan one nation two countries armenia supports ethnic armenians in the nagorno karabakh region of azerbaijan in the longstanding and very bitter separatist conflict against the azerbaijani government the two countries are still at war a cease fire has been in place since 1994 but the fire has been renewed on 27 september 2020 see nagorno karabakh conflict and second nagorno karabakh war azerbaijan is one of the few countries with predominantly muslim populations that shares a strategic alliance with israel today israel is a major arms supplier to the country see azerbaijan israel relations azerbaijan also maintains good relations with the european union in the framework of its eastern european neighbourhood policy see azerbaijan european union relations azerbaijan was elected as one of the members of the newly established human rights council hrc by the general assembly on may 9 2006 term of office began on june 19 2006 military edit main article military of azerbaijan the azerbaijan armed forces consists of four military branches the army navy air force and air defense forces the national armed forces of azerbaijan were formed by presidential decree in october 1991 in july 1992 azerbaijan ratified the treaty on conventional armed forces in europe cfe which establishes comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment and provides for the destruction of weaponry in excess of those limits see also edit heydar aliyev s cult of personality judiciary of azerbaijan media freedom in azerbaijan references edit azerbaijan country profile freedom house archived from the original on january 23 2012 retrieved july 3 2021 everything you need to know about human rights in azerbaijan www amnesty org archived from the original on january 20 2018 retrieved july 3 2021 world report 2021 rights trends in azerbaijan human rights watch december 10 2020 archived from the original on january 13 2021 retrieved july 3 2021 laporte jody 2016 semi presidentialism in azerbaijan in elgie robert moestrup sophia eds semi presidentialism in the caucasus and central asia london palgrave macmillan published may 15 2016 pp 91 117 doi 10 1057 978 1 137 38781 3_4 isbn 978 1 137 38780 6 lccn 2016939393 oclc 6039791976 archived from the original on october 8 2017 retrieved october 13 2017 laporte examines the dynamics of semi presidentialism in azerbaijan azerbaijan s regime is a curious hybrid in which semi presidential institutions operate in the larger context of authoritarianism the author compares formal constitutional provisions with the practice of politics in the country suggesting that formal and informal sources of authority come together to enhance the effective powers of the presidency in addition to the considerable formal powers laid out in the constitution azerbaijan s president also benefits from the support of the ruling party and informal family and patronage networks laporte concludes by discussing the theoretical implications of this symbiosis between formal and informal institutions in azerbaijan s semi presidential regime azerbaijan nations in transit 2023 country report freedom house archived from the original on march 20 2026 retrieved december 31 2023 waal thomas de 2013 black garden armenia and azerbaijan through peace and war black garden new york university press pp 106 148 149 227 doi 10 18574 nyu 9780814770825 001 0001 isbn 978 0 8147 7082 5 archived from 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