Day: December 7, 2023

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday called snap presidential elections in February, in a move expected to extend the decades-long authoritarian rule of his family.

A decree published by the presidency ordered officials to hold a “snap election” on Feb. 7 next year. Elections had previously been scheduled for 2025.

Aliyev has led Azerbaijan since 2003, when he succeeded his father Haydar. As the result of a constitutional referendum in 2009, there is no limit on the number of terms he may serve.

Миронов, “первый социалист России”, тебя невозможно читать и видеть: боль и жалость. Путинский прихлебник. https://t.co/cOstKoxdIi pic.twitter.com/MocD3clIOD

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 7, 2023

Azerbaijan’s Aliyev calls snap election after Karabakh victory https://t.co/hhrnetixBA

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 7, 2023

Pervasive and institutional hypocrisy and corruption, narrow minded nationalism, totalitarian rule of the bloated secret police – that what Azerbaijan is – Google Search https://t.co/ZoweY2slRv

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) December 7, 2023

Председатель «Грузинской мечты» Ираклий Кобахидзе встретился с заместителем председателя парламента страны в рамках своего визита в Венгрию. По словам Кобахидзе, на встрече обсуждался вопрос евроинтеграции Грузии, и грузинская делегация дала твердое обещание, что Венгрия поддержит предоставление стране статуса кандидата: «Сегодня мы продолжаем наш визит в Венгрию встречами в парламенте. Мы уже встретились с заместителем председателя […]

Azerbaijan’s Aliyev calls snap presidential election for February: If he wins and serves out his fifth term through 2031, the Aliyev dynasty will have led Azerbaijan in one form or another for more than 50 years in a span of just over 61 years.