What"s the rush?

Following the approval on 19 October  by the Plenum of the Constitutional Court the results of presidential election  held on October 9, 2013, Ilham Aliyev took the oath.

He swore to follow the constitution of the Constitution and laws of the country, and swore on the Koran  to protect the moral values of the Azerbaijani people. Thus, Ilham Aliyev  has come to the third term of the head of Azerbaijan.

This is the first oath, brought by  Ilham Aliyev after making changes and additions to the Constitution of Azerbaijan at the March 2009 referendum. According to tradition, the swearing ceremony was attended state officials, government officials , parliamentarians, as well as the head of the Caucasus Muslims  Department Allahshukur Pashazade.

According to Article 103 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, the person elected as President shall take the oath within three days after the announcement of the election results.

At  the presidential elections in October 15, 2003 Ilham Aliyev won more than 76 %, and was elected president of Azerbaijan. On October 24 of the same year, the Plenum of the Constitutional Court confirmed the results of the election. Ilham Aliyev sworn in  seven days after the decision of the Plenum of the Constitutional Court, that is,  on October 31, 2003.

In the presidential elections of 2008, the Plenum of the Constitutional Court confirmed the results of the election on October 22, stating that Ilham Aliyev won 88.73 % of votes. Two days after the approval the election results, that is, on October 24, 2008 , Ilham Aliyev took the oath.

The  difference  of the present inauguration  is that in 2003 and 2008  a  swearing-in ceremony took place at the Palace named   after Heydar Aliyev with the participation of foreign dignitaries; but this time the ceremony was held quickly and modestly  in the hall of the Parliament. -16d04-