Baku/20.04.17/Turan: On April 21 a meeting of the Milli Majlis is scheduled to consider the president's representation on the appointment of the Azerbaijani prime minister. Turan was informed about this by one of the deputies, who wished to remain anonymous.
According to the Constitution, the prime minister is nominated by the president of the country.
After the appointment of the prime minister, the head of state himself appoints the other members of the government.
There are no official comments on a possible candidate for the post of prime minister.
According to rumors, 83-year-old Arthur Rasizade, who has been at this post since 1996, will leave the prime minister's chair. Also, according to rumors, among the contenders are often called the first vice-premier Yagub Eyubov, the minister of taxes Mikayil Jabbarov, vice-premier Ali Ahmadov and a number of other persons. -06D-
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On February 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan annulled the results of the municipal elections held on January 29 at six polling stations. In particular, the voting results were declared invalid due to violations identified at polling stations NN: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 in the 81st Imishli constituency.
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The opposition party “Musavat” has demanded the release of all political prisoners and stated that the authorities are responsible for their health conditions, it was announced at a meeting of the party's Executive Board (Divan) on Monday. “Musavat” expressed concern over reports of health problems among many political prisoners, including civil society activists Anar Mamedli and Alekser Mamedli.
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The consideration of the lawsuit filed by Hafiz Babaly, the editor of the economics department at Turan news agency, against the online publication Qafqazinfo.az, is being unjustifiably delayed. Babaly had been arrested in connection with the Abzas Media case.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Azizov (born 1980) has been appointed the rector of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.
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