A New Salary and Governance Model in Azerbaijan’s Diplomatic Service

Every year on July 9, Azerbaijan celebrates Diplomatic Service Day. The date was not chosen by chance. On July 9, 1919, the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic adopted a resolution establishing diplomatic and consular missions abroad....

Since 2023, 254 new judges have been appointed to the courts of Azerbaijan. At present, approximately 705 judges are serving in the country, and the selection process continues. The official message is clear: the state is strengthening the...

In official descriptions, Azerbaijan’s parliament is presented as a fully-fledged institution — part of a multiparty system, endowed with legislative authority and integrated into international diplomatic networks. Yet behind this architecture, a different reality is increasingly visible: parliament functions as an arcitecture of the country’s foreign policy framework, but with limited capacity to shape it.

From the New Azerbaijan Party, Mazahir Panahov (who has served as Chairman of the CEC since 2000), Rovzat Gasimov, Ramiz Ibrahimov, Huseyn Pashayev, and Elmar Mammadov were appointed to the CEC. From the Great Creation Party (BQP), Bakhshyeyish Asgarov was appointed; from the Motherland Party (AVP), Etibar Guliyev; from the Justice, Law, Democracy Party (AHD), Mikayil Rahimov; from the Civic Solidarity Party (VHP), Almas Gahramanli; and from the Azerbaijan Democratic Reforms Party (ADIP), Tofiq Hasanov and Ilkin Shahbazov.