Immediately after today's decision of the Constitutional Court, which supported the draft Referendum Act on amendments and additions to the Constitution, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) has started the preparation to the referendum.
This issue was discussed at today's all-republican meeting of the party. According to the press service of YAP, the meeting was attended by the heads of district and city locations.
YAP believes that the amendments are aimed at strengthening human rights and freedoms.
The referendum on changes to the constitution must take place within 60 days after it was announced by the president.
The amendments to the Constitution provide for greater strengthening presidential power in Azerbaijan, gives the head of state the right to dissolve parliament, appoint the first vice-president and vice-presidents; and provides for the increase of presidential term from 5 to 7 years, and president has the right to appoint early presidential elections.-0-
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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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