The Central Election Commission (CEC) stopped deputy powers of Asef Hajiyev due to appointment him as a Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), based in Istanbul.
Hajiyev was a member of parliament since 1995. He also is a Head of the International Relations Department of the ruling party "Yeni Azerbaijan". At present, the Azerbaijani parliament has five vacant seats. The next parliamentary elections will be held in November 2015.
According to the law, the election for the vacant position are not held until the next elections if there is less than six months.
In practice, however, over the past 10 years no elect ion were conducted for the vacant places.-03B06-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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