Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has been reelected for a fifth term, securing 92.1% of the vote in a snap presidential election. The election, called early after the military success in reclaiming Nagorno-Karabakh, was marked by a crackdown on dissent and independent media, casting doubt on its fairness. Aliyev, who has been in power for more than 20 years, received praise from some international leaders, while others criticized the authoritarian nature of the elections. Notably, a Russian official suggested the elections could serve as a model for Russia's own presidential elections.
Azerbaijan’s snap election is being driven by a desire to lock in regime legitimacy after the military operation that retook Karabakh in September 2023, writes @LaurenceBroers (@CHRussiaEurasia). https://t.co/MW4nWIHalq
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Congratulated @presidentaz Aliyev on his reelection & extended best wishes for his new mandate. Underlined the importance of continued engagement with @osce_odihr. Discussed also 🇪🇺🇦🇿 relations & cooperation, including connectivity & energy. Had substantive discussions also on…
#Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has won re-election with more than 90 percent of the vote, the head of the oil and gas rich country’s electoral commission says, according to state media. https://t.co/QmTzriWlcn
Azerbaijan President Aliyev re-elected with over 90% of vote - electoral commission https://t.co/qCUJy19EoE https://t.co/qv6hmodcxT
⚠️ AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ALIYEV RE-ELECTED WITH OVER 90% OF VOTE - ELECTORAL COMMISSION (Reuters) Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has won re-election with more than 90% of the vote, the head of the oil and gas rich country's electoral commission said on Thursday, according… https://t.co/2oLnPi1zT9
Congratulations to @presidentaz Ilham Aliyev on his reelection, and best wishes for continued success and productive work for the benefit of the people of Azerbaijan. I value mutual support for our states' sovereignty and territorial integrity. We appreciate Azerbaijan's…
Ilham Aliyev has been reelected for a fifth term as the president of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission reported that with 93 percent of the vote counted, Aliyev had secured 92.05 percent of the votes. https://t.co/gj7yltPu4I
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev secured a fifth consecutive term in presidential elections on Wednesday. Official results showed, an expected outcome. https://t.co/FiatTSl0oz
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Incumbent President Ilham Aliyev has been in power for more than 20 years, succeeding his father who was Azerbaijan’s Communist boss and then president for a decade when it became independent after the 1991 Soviet collapse. https://t.co/UK7N9JkRGv
⚡️Aliyev wins presidential election in Azerbaijan, secures 5th term in office. The election, which Aliyev was widely expected to win, was seen as a referendum on the country's victory in September 2023 over Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. https://t.co/fcW9oAqP3l
Authoritarian politics is interesting. Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijan's leader since 2003, when he replaced his father at the helm, is set to win today's "elections" with 90+% of the vote. The elections were sham; opposition was not allowed on the ballot. What is interesting is… https://t.co/1JGWY6anV4
Azerbaijan's president is likely to win election after a blitz offensive reclaimed Karabakh region https://t.co/pMNPJSpfVf
🇦🇿‼️🚨 According to the exit poll, Ilham Aliyev wins the presidential election in Azerbaijan with 92.4% support. https://t.co/qXBT0zDIFW
⚠️ AZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENT ALIYEV LEADS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH 92.1% OF VOTE -COMMISSION (Reuters) Incumbent President Ilham Aliyev opened a big lead in Azerbaijan's presidential election on Wednesday with 92.1% of the vote, according to preliminary results quoted by the… https://t.co/AWRIX2XS8R
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev clinches resounding victory in election, exit polls indicate https://t.co/keHIPeL4fH https://t.co/IKEVN2tN2v
Residents of Azerbaijan began to celebrate the expected victory of Ilham Aliyev in the presidential elections According to polling data, Aliyev wins with more than 90% of the votes. https://t.co/l3bEbrd3yM
Azerbaijanis are voting Wednesday in a snap election almost certain to give incumbent President Ilham Aliyev another seven-year term, following his government's swift reclaiming of a region formerly controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists. https://t.co/dvSSB5sZZa
Just got off the phone with President Ilham Aliyev @presidentaz. I congratulated him on his enormous and indisputable victory at the Azerbaijani presidential elections. I am looking forward to further strengthening the cooperation between Hungary and Azerbaijan, as well as…
Supporters of Aliyev celebrate the victory in the presidential elections in Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev secured his fifth victory in the presidential elections, winning 92.6 percent of the vote. A large number of citizens, including veterans of the Karabakh war, gathered on the… https://t.co/nc31NfE1Ot
🔴 Grigory Karasin, who chairs the Russian Federation Council’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has reportedly praised Azerbaijan’s elections. He said the election could serve as a ‘model’ for Russia’s own presidential elections due in March. More: https://t.co/gjlBrXnOVN 📸 Azertac https://t.co/kH5UxVz9hw
President Ilham Aliyev poised to win as Azerbaijan votes in snap presidential election amid crackdown on independent media https://t.co/TNLv7n4xfz https://t.co/QJ7WQDC8vQ
Azerbaijan votes in snap presidential poll after Karabakh victory, crackdown on dissent https://t.co/STWnIPdQIN https://t.co/PTn20leoOF
Azerbaijan's president set to win reelection in a snap vote, riding on a victory in Karabakh https://t.co/Q7QZto6J1E
⚠️ AZERBAIJAN VOTES IN SNAP PRESIDENTIAL POLL AFTER KARABAKH VICTORY, CRACKDOWN ON DISSENT (Reuters) Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev is almost certain be re-elected on Wednesday in a vote he called early after the recapture of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh from… https://t.co/7UKzSxfjSB
Azerbaijanis are voting in snap presidential elections, with a fifth term for Ilham Aliyev seen as a foregone conclusion after #Baku’s historic victory over #Armenian separatists. https://t.co/KEEyygb2D0
Azerbaijan holds snap presidential vote as Aliyev rides support from retaking of Karabakh https://t.co/pVaME57DYI
The calling of snap elections is increasingly the norm in Azerbaijan, tying the political calendar to regime expediency, writes @LaurenceBroers https://t.co/5U3nUuVufe