At Stake in this Election:

• The Presidency of Azerbaijan

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ali ASADOV (since 8 October 2019)
• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) with 116 seats

Electoral System:

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve unlimited 7-year terms.
• The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly.
• In the National Assembly, 116 members are directly elected by plurality vote in single-seat constituencies. All members serve 5-year terms.

Last Election:

In the 2018 presidential election, Ilham ALIYEV (YAP) won with 86.02% of the vote, defeating seven other candidates. Voter turnout was 74%.

Information for Voters:

Tez-tez verilən suallar / Frequently Asked Questions (in Azerbaijani)

New/Unique in this Election:

In December 2023, President ALIYEV called a snap presidential election. This will be the first Azerbaijani election to include polling places in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, formerly a self-governing area with a predominantly Armenian population, which was forcibly brought under Azerbaijani control in September 2023.

Key Deadlines:

• Candidate filing deadline: 8 January 2024
• Voter registration deadline: Voter registration is passive and residence-based for citizens living within Azerbaijan.
  • Overseas voters must register by 13 January 2024.

Main Candidates in this Election:

• Ilham ALIYEV
  • New Azerbaijan Party / Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası (YAP)
  • Incumbent
• Zahid ORUJ
  • Independent
• Fazil MUSTAFA
  • Great Order Party / Böyük Quruluş Partiyası (BQP)
• Fuad ALIYEV
  • Independent
• Elshad MUSAYEV
  • Great Azerbaijan Party / Böyük Azərbaycan Partiyası (BAP)
• Gudrat HASANGULIYEV
  • Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party / Bütöv Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası (BAXCP)
• Razi NURULLAYEV
  • National Front Party / Milli Cəbhə Partiyası (MCP)

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 10,141,760 (2022 est.)
• Registered Voters: 6,334,178 (2023)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 5,137,640 (2022 est.)
• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 10 July 1995
• Gender Quota: No
• Female Candidates in this election: No
• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 22 out of 118 (18.6%) in the National Assembly
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.745, High, Rank 91 (2021)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 29.8 (2023)

Disability Data:

• CRPD Status: Signed 9 January 2008, Ratified 28 January 2009
• Projected population with a disability: 1,622,682 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources:

• Does IFES have a presence in Azerbaijan: No
• Election Access: Yes
• Election Judgements: Yes, 1 judgement and 23 resources