General Information
At stake in this election:
- The office of President of Azerbaijan
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Heydar ALIYEV
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Ilham ALIYEV
- Assembly: Azerbaijan has a unicameral National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) with 125 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) 125 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.***
Main Candidates in the Presidential race:
- Ilham ALIYEV
- Party: Nominated by Nakhichevan electorates (initiative group of citizens)
- Isa GAMBAR
- Party: Musavat Party
- Lala-Shovket HAJIYEVA
- Party: National Unity / Milli Birlik
- Etibar MAMEDOV
- Party: Azerbaijan National Independence Party (AMIP) and the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AHCP)
- Ilyas ISMAYILOV
- Party: Adalet (Justice) Party
- Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI
- Party: Civil Solidarity Party
- Gudrat HASANGULIYEV
- Party: Popular Front / Khalg Jabhesi
- Hafiz HAJIYEV
- Party: Modem Musavat Party
Last Presidential election:
- The last presidential election was held on October 11, 1998. In this election, Heydar ALIYEV won the presidency by securing 77.6% of the valid votes over Etibar MAMEDOV who had 11.8%, and Nizami SULEYMANOV with 8.2% of the votes.
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 7,830,764 (July 2003 est.)
- Registered Voters: 4,442,338 ( 2003 )
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 4,192,714 (2003)
· Is Azerbaijan a signatory to CEDAW: No
· Has Azerbaijan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (10 July 1995)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 13 (as of 2000 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: 1,174,614 (est.)