At stake in this election:

• 125 seats in the National Assembly (Milli Majlis)

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 Majlis) 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.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
• In the National Assembly (Milli Majlis) 125 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: New Azerbaijan Party / Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası (YAP)
  • Leader: Ilham ALIYEV
  • Seats won in last election: 71
• Party: Civic Solidarity Party (VHP (CSP))
  • Leader: Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: United People's Party
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Independent(s): Independents
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 41
• Party: Motherland Party (AVP) / Ana Vətən Partiyası
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Democratic Reform Party (DRP)
  • Leader: Asim MOLLAZADE
  • Seats won in last election: 1

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 9,054,332 (2010)
• Registered Voters: 4,946,588 (November 2010 est.)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 4,566,752 (2010)

·         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: 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: 1,358,149 (est.)