The president of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev, has moved his election date from October to February 7, 2024. The move is widely seen as a way for Aliyev to capitalize on his current popularity after recent cessation of fighting in the war with Armenia.
Azerbaijan has also been in the news lately because it was chosen to host the COP29 Climate Summit, and is the second petro state in a row to host.
The current regime is considered to be authoritarian by the international community. The current president or his father have been continuously in power since 1993. Thus, opposition parties are not putting forward a candidate and are urging Azerbaijanis not to vote.
Turnout for the last two presidential elections was relatively high, 72-74%. Will the turnout this round dip below 71%?
Resolved based on:
https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4314/?%27report_type=upcoming
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Azerbaijani_presidential_election
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3.00@TheAllMemeingEye I’d encourage your research on that. It’s an excellent question.
Another one is whether Azerbaijanis are in some way compelled to vote?
I have no insights, but the very high turnout numbers despite do beg questions.