Azerbaijan’s Ilham Aliyev has acquired over 90% of the vote to win re-election because the nation’s president, the electoral fee head confirmed Thursday.
Aliyev has been president of Azerbaijan since 2003, when he took over from his father, Heydar. He stays massively widespread and routinely receives over 85% of the vote in elections.
State news company AZERTAC cited Mazahir Panahov, the electoral fee chairman, as saying that Aliyev had acquired 92.05% of the vote, with over 93% of the votes counted. Officials stated voter turnout Wednesday had been round 76%.
The runner-up, a lawmaker who’s loyal to Aliyev, acquired barely greater than 2%.
Azerbaijan was not as a consequence of maintain presidential elections till 2025, however Aliyev moved the polls ahead after Baku reclaimed management of the breakaway area of Nagorno-Karabakh in September.
Karabakh, which is internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, was occupied by ethnic Armenian forces since a prolonged struggle within the early Nineties. The occupying forces together with a majority of the inhabitants fled after Azerbaijani forces re-established management.
For Azerbaijan, the victory was a triumph that heralded what Aliyev referred to as “a new era” for his nation. Armenia, nevertheless, labels the defeat as a nationwide tragedy with over 120,000 individuals reportedly displaced.
Source: www.dailysabah.com