General Information
At stake in this election:
- The office of President of Azerbaijan.
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEV
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE
- Assembly: Azerbaijan has a unicameral National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) with 125 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. There are no term limits on the office of the President.
Main Candidates in the Presidential race:
- Iqbal AGAZADE
- Party: Hope Party / Ümid Partiyası
- Ilham ALIYEV
- Party: New Azerbaijan Party / Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası (YAP)
- Araz ALIZADE
- Party: Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party / Azərbaycan Sosial Demokrat Partiyası
- Sardar CALALOGLU
- Party: Azerbaijan Democrat Party / Azərbaycan Demokrat Partiyası (ADP)
- Hafiz HACIYEV
- Party: Modern Musavat Party / Müasir Müsavat Partiyası
- Qudrat HASANGULIEV
- Party: All-Azerbaijan People’s Front Party / Bütöv Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası (BAXCP)
- Camil HASANLI[i]
- Party: National Council of Democratic Forces / Demokratik Qüvvələrin Milli Şurası[ii]
- Ilyas ISMAYILOV
- Party: The Justice Party / Ədalət Partiyası
- Zahid ORUC
- Independent
- Farac QULIYEV
- Party: Movement of National Revival Party / Milli Dirçəliş Hərəkatı Partiyası
Population and number of registered voters
- Population: 9,416,801 (2013)
- Registered voters: 5,214,787 (2013)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 4,429,490 (2008)
· Is Azerbaijan a signatory to CEDAW: No
· Has Azerbaijan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (10 July 1995)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: No
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 20 (as of 2010 elections)
· Human Development Index Position: 78 (2014)
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)
Disability Data:
· Is Azerbaijan a signatory to CRPD: Yes (9 January 2008)
· Has Azerbaijan ratified CRPD: Yes (28 January 2009)
· Population with a disability: 1,412,520 (est.)
[i] HASANLI was the fallback candidate for the NSDS after its primary candidate, Rustam IBRAGIMBEKOV failed to meet the criteria for running for the office of the President.
[ii] The National Council of Democratic Forces is a coalition formed in 2013 as the opposition force to President ALIYEV’s New Azerbaijan Party. The National Council of Democratic Forces consists of the Open Society Party / Açıq Cəmiyyət Partiyası (ACP), the Azerbaijan Liberal Party / Azərbaycan Liberal Partiyası (ALP), the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party / Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası (AXCP), the Classic Popular Front Party / Klassik Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası (KXCP), and Musavat / Müsavat Partiyası.