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te create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 political history 2 executive branch toggle executive branch subsection 2 1 president 2 2 vice presidents 3 legislative branch 4 political parties and elections toggle political parties and elections subsection 4 1 presidential elections 4 2 parliamentary elections 5 cabinet of ministers 6 judicial branch 7 nakhchivan autonomous republic 8 municipalities 9 administrative divisions 10 foreign relations 11 military 12 see also 13 references 14 sources 15 further reading 16 external links toggle the table of contents politics of azerbaijan 27 languages العربية azərbaycanca беларуская тарашкевіца беларуская български বাংলা català deutsch español فارسی français galego עברית bahasa indonesia italiano ქართული македонски bahasa melayu occitan پنجابی português русский سنڌي türkçe українська اردو 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide 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azerbaijan azərbaycan siyasəti emblem of azerbaijan polity type unitary semi presidential republic constitution constitution of azerbaijan legislative branch name national assembly type unicameral presiding officer sahiba gafarova speaker of the national assembly executive branch head of state title president of azerbaijan currently ilham aliyev appointer direct popular vote two rounds if necessary head of government title prime minister of azerbaijan currently ali asadov appointer president of azerbaijan cabinet name cabinet of azerbaijan current cabinet 8th government of azerbaijan leader prime minister of azerbaijan appointer president of azerbaijan ministries 19 judicial branch name judiciary of azerbaijan constitutional court of azerbaijan chief judge farhad abdullayev supreme court of azerbaijan chief judge inam karimov politics of azerbaijan constitution constitutional court human rights head of state president ilham aliyev vice president mehriban aliyeva office of the president executive prime minister ali asadov cabinet of ministers national assembly national assembly speaker sahiba gafarova judiciary judiciary administrative divisions administrative divisions elections presidential 2013 2018 2024 parliamentary 2015 2020 2024 political parties foreign relations ministry of foreign affairs minister jeyhun bayramov diplomatic missions of in azerbaijan nationality law passport visa requirements visa policy azerbaijan european union relations azerbaijan nato relations armenia azerbaijan relations azerbaijan china relations azerbaijan france relations azerbaijan georgia relations azerbaijan germany relations azerbaijan iran relations azerbaijan israel relations azerbaijan italy relations azerbaijan netherlands relations azerbaijan poland relations azerbaijan russia relations azerbaijan spain relations azerbaijan turkey relations azerbaijan ukraine relations azerbaijan united kingdom relations azerbaijan united states relations azerbaijan portal other countries v t e the politics of azerbaijan take place within an authoritarian system characterized by limited political pluralism and restrictions on civil liberties according to international organizations such as freedom house amnesty international and human rights watch elections in azerbaijan are not considered free or fair political opposition faces repression and human rights abuses are widespread power is largely concentrated in the hands of president ilham aliyev and members of his extended family 1 2 3 azerbaijan is nominally a semi presidential republic with the president of azerbaijan as the head of state and the prime minister of azerbaijan as head of government executive power is exercised by the president and the government checks and balances are nominally ensured by the legislature azerbaijan s national assembly and the judiciary but both institutions are in practice firmly controlled by the executive 4 5 the politics of azerbaijan have since 1969 been dominated by the aliyev family heydar aliyev governed soviet azerbaijan from 1969 to 1982 as first secretary of the communist party of azerbaijan and as president of azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003 after seizing power in the aftermath of a 1993 military coup 6 7 ilham aliyev heydar s son was installed as president in 2003 political history edit v dem democracy indices for electoral democracy solid and liberal democracy dotted in azerbaijan azerbaijan declared its independence from the former soviet union on 30 august 1991 with ayaz mutalibov former first secretary of the azerbaijani communist party becoming the country s first president following a massacre of azerbaijanis at khojali in nagorno karabakh in march 1992 mutalibov resigned and the country experienced a period of political fragility the old guard returned mutalibov to power in may 1992 but less than a week later his efforts to suspend scheduled presidential elections and ban all political activity prompted the opposition azerbaijan popular front party pfp to organize a resistance movement and take power among its reforms the pfp dissolved the predominantly communist supreme soviet and transferred its functions to the 50 member upper house of the legislature the national council elections in june 1992 resulted in the selection of pfp leader abulfaz elchibey as the country s second president the national presidential elections with 7 candidates were held on 7 june 1992 in which elchibey was elected the president of azerbaijan gaining 54 of votes and becoming azerbaijan s first democratically elected non communist president during the summer of 1992 elchibey secured the full withdrawal of the soviet army from azerbaijan which became the first and only former soviet republic after the baltic states free of soviet military presence at the same time elchibey s government established the national caspian navy and managed to reach an agreement with russia on receiving one quarter of the soviet caspian navy based in baku the national council conferred presidential powers upon its new speaker heydar aliyev former first secretary of the azerbaijani communist party 1969 81 and later a member of the soviet union s politburo the kgb and ussr deputy prime minister until 1987 elchibey was formally deposed by a national referendum in august 1993 and aliyev was elected to a 5 year term as president in october with only token opposition aliyev won re election to another 5 year term in 1998 according to conclusions of osce odihr election observation report clear political will was demonstrated by the authorities of the republic of azerbaijan to significantly improve on the election practice of the country the efforts in this direction were initiated in the late spring of 1998 by a review of the election legislation to put it in line with osce commitments by the formal abolishment of censorship in august 1998 and by the final approval of the new citizenship law in late september 1998 in this way the authorities responded positively to concerns raised by the international community and indicated their willingness to meet international standards in the conduct of the election process 8 the speaker of parliament stood next in line to the president but the constitution was changed at the end of 2002 now the premier is next in line in august 2003 i̇lham aliyev was appointed as premier in the october 2003 presidential elections i̇lham aliyev was the winner and was sworn in as president at the end of the same month and rasizade was appointed premier again president ilham aliyev and his new azerbaijan party keep an iron grip on power through fraudulent votes international observers have never deemed an election in the country to be free and fair in april 2018 president ilham aliyev secured his fourth consecutive term in the election that was boycotted by the main opposition parties as fraudulent 9 according to a 2025 survey the main issues in azerbaijan were unemployment low salaries and poverty 10 executive branch edit ilham aliyev president of azerbaijan see also president of azerbaijan and cabinet of azerbaijan main office holders office name party since president i̇lham aliyev new azerbaijan party yap 15 october 2003 vice president mehriban aliyeva new azerbaijan party yap 21 february 2017 prime minister ali asadov independent 8 october 2019 president is the head of the state and chief of the executive branch the people elect the president the vice president is appointed by the president and the prime minister is nominated by the president and confirmed by the national assembly of azerbaijan presidential term is seven years the president appoints all cabinet level government officials ministers heads of other central executive bodies and heads of local executive bodies since 2008 the constitution of azerbaijan was amended abolishing any term limit for the office of president 11 last constitutional reform took place in september 2016 and introduced the office of vice president president edit according to the constitution of the republic of azerbaijan the president of the republic of azerbaijan is the head of state and possesses executive power the president of the republic of azerbaijan represents the country in internal and external affairs the president of the republic of azerbaijan ensures the independence and territorial integrity of azerbaijan and guarantees compliance with international treaties the president in azerbaijan is directly elected for a 7 year term with the candidate required to have the right to vote residing in azerbaijani territory for more than 10 years possess a higher education lack citizenship or liabilities to the foreign states and not convicted for a serious crime the president could be removed by the national assembly following conviction by the supreme court if the decision is adopted by three quarters majority of the deputies otherwise the president enjoys personal immunity the constitution endows the president with the following powers appointment and dismissal of vice presidents designation of elections to the national assembly of the republic of azerbaijan proposal of the annual budget and military doctrine to the national assembly approval of economic and social policies appointment and dismissal of the prime minister of the republic of azerbaijan with the consent of the national assembly nomination of the judges of the constitutional court supreme court appellate courts and other courts with approval from the national assembly assignment and dismissal of the prosecutor general of the republic of azerbaijan with the consent of the milli mejlis creation of local and central executive bodies appointment and dissolution of the cabinet of ministers of the republic of azerbaijan appointment and dismissal of members of the cabinet of ministers of the republic of azerbaijan revocation of the decision of the cabinet of ministers appointment and dismissal of the command staff of the armed forces of the republic of azerbaijan formation of the administration of the president of the republic of azerbaijan appointment of the head of the administration of the president of the republic of azerbaijan formation of the security council of the republic of azerbaijan call for referendum call of early elections pardon of prisoners bestowment of state decorations and honorary titles promulgation and publication of laws declaration of a state of emergency or martial law the declaration of war and the conclusion of peace with the consent of the milli majlis 12 vice presidents edit the vice presidents of azerbaijan are high ranking officials subordinate to the president first vice president and vice presidents are appointed and dismissed by the president in case of an early resignation of the president within 60 days as long as the new elections are called the president s powers are fulfilled by the first vice president of azerbaijan the first vice president of azerbaijan enjoys inviolability can not be detained or brought to criminal responsibility except in cases of detention at the scene of a crime can not be searched or personally searched any citizen with a higher education who has the right to vote and has no obligations to other states can become a vice president of azerbaijan vice presidents have the right to immunity 13 legislative branch edit see also national assembly of azerbaijan and list of azerbaijan legislation the national assembly of azerbaijan azerbaijani milli məclis is the legislative branch of government in azerbaijan the unicameral national assembly consists of 125 deputies elected in single member constituencies officially voting is free individual and secret candidates may be self nominated or nominated by political parties their blocs or groups of voters all citizens over 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 ...
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