General Information
Azerbaijan: President, 11 April 2018
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:
- Ilham ALIYEV
- Araz ALIZADE
- Party: Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party / Azərbaycan Sosial Demokrat Partiyası
- Hafiz HAJIYEV
- Party: Modern Musavat Party / Müasir Müsavat Partiyası
- Gudrat HASANGULIEV
- Party: All-Azerbaijan People’s Front Party / Bütöv Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası (BAXCP)
- Sardar MAMMADOV
- Party: Azerbaijan Democrat Party / Azərbaycan Demokrat Partiyasi (ADP)
- Razi NURULLAYEV
- Party: Azerbaijan Popular Front Party / Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası
- Zahid ORUJ
- Independent
- Faraj GULIYEV
- 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.)