Azerbaijan after the Presidential Elections: Internal and Foreign Policy Dynamics
... campaign, which ended on April 11, was held ahead of schedule. If it had been held in the "normal mode," the vote would have taken place on October 17. Thus, the shift of the election date itself already indicates a certain intrigue. Indeed, Ilham Aliyev did not have any real competitors before announcing the shift of the campaign to an earlier date. They did not appear even during the election race, although it should be noted that Ilham Aliyev's exclusive position in Azerbaijani politics ...
04.05.2018