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.)