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.

** Prime minister and first deputy prime minister are appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
• In the National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) 125 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Ilham ALIYEV
  • ​Party: Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party / (YAP)
• Iqbal AGAZADE
  • ​Party: Azerbaijan Hope (Umid) Party / Az
• Gulamhuseyn ALIBAYLI
  • Party: Independent
• Fuad ALIYEV
  • ​Party: Azerbaijan Liberal-Democrat Party
• Hafiz HAJIYEV
  • ​Party: Modern Equality Party 
• Gudrat HASANGULIYEV
  • Party: All-Azerbaijan Popular Front Party
• Fazil MUSTAFAYEV
  • ​Party: Great Order Party

Population and number of registered voters

• Population: 8,763,400 (2008)
• Registered Voters: 4,834,584 (2008)

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: 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: 1,162,224 (est.)