"Some current candidates themselves do not believe that they are candidates"

The number of municipalities in Azerbaijan is decreasing. On April 5, after the amendments were made, the Milli Majlis adopted in the third reading the laws "On Joint activities, unification, separation and liquidation of municipalities" and "On the status of municipalities".

As voting concluded in the early presidential elections, the anticipation over President Ilham Aliyev's victory intensified. By 5 PM local time in Baku, over 70% of voters had cast their ballots, with an exit poll conducted by the Oracle Advisory Group revealing an overwhelming support of more than 93.9% for President Aliyev.

More than 25,000 observers have been registered in Azerbaijan to observe the upcoming early presidential elections on February 7.

On December 7, on the 105th anniversary of the founding of parliamentarism in Azerbaijan, the Third Republican Platform was created by a group of public and political figures.