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Sept. 1, 2024 Held

Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Election for Milli Məclis (Azerbaijani National Assembly)

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:2,395,510
Valid Votes:None
Invalid Votes:None
Voter
Turnout*

Results Notes

Results Source: Mərkəzi Seçki Komissiyası


Election Results Modified: Sep 18, 2024

General Information

At Stake in this Election:

  • All 125 seats in the Azerbaijani National Assembly

Government Structure:

  • Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali ASADOV (since 8 October 2019)
  • Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Milli Məclis) with 125 seats

Electoral System:

  • The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and may serve an unlimited number of 7-year terms.
  • The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly.
  • All members of the National Assembly are directly elected via plurality vote in single-seat constituencies. Members may serve an unlimited number of 5-year terms.

Last Election:

In the 2020 National Assembly election, the New Azerbaijan Party won a majority with 72 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.

Information for Voters:

Seçki Günü Üçün Yaddaş / Memory for Election Day (in Azerbaijani)

New/Unique in this Election:

President ALIYEV called a snap legislative election in June 2024.  This followed the snap presidential election of 7 February 2024 in which ALIYEV was reelected.

Key Deadlines:

  • Candidate filing deadline:  2 August 2024
  • Voter registration deadline: 7 August 2024

Main Parties in this Election:

  • New Azerbaijan Party / Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası (YAP)
    • Leader: Ilham ALIYEV
    • Seats won in last election: 72 out of 125
  • Independent candidates
    • Leader: N/A
    • Seats won in last election: 43 out of 125
  • Civic Solidarity Party / Vətəndaş Həmrəyliyi Partiyası (VHP)
    • Leader: Sabir RÜSTƏMXANLI
    • Seats won in last election: 3 out of 125

Population and Registered Voters:

Gender Data:

Disability Data:

  • CRPD Status: Signed 9 January 2008, Ratified 28 January 2009
  • Projected population with a disability: 1,618,010 (2023 est.)

IFES Resources:

  • Does IFES have a presence in Azerbaijan: No  
  • Election Access: Yes
  • Election Judgements: No
Election Modified: Sep 04, 2024

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