2008 Azerbaijani presidential election

none Azerbaijan 1991 presidential 2003 Azerbaijani presidential election 2003 2013 Azerbaijani presidential election 2013 15 October 2008 Ilham Aliyev Bogdan Borusewicz Senate of Poland (cropped).JPG Ilham Aliyev New Azerbaijan Party 3,232,259 88.73% Igbal Aghazade (screenshot from VoA, cropped).png Igbal Aghazade Party of Hope (Azerbaijan) 104,279 2.86% Map of 2008, 2013, and 2018 Azerbaijani presidential elections.png Results of the elections by constituencies#1D75B9 darkgray Ilham Aliyev President Ilham Aliyev New Azerbaijan Party Ilham Aliyev New Azerbaijan Party Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 15 October 2008. The incumbent Ilham Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party was re-elected with 89% of the vote. Several shortcomings in the election were highlighted. In the lead-up to the election, OSCE highlighted election irregularities and government repression of the opposition.Synovitz Ron Azerbaijan's Opposition Cries 'Foul' As President Reelected en RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty https://www.rferl.org/a/Azerbaijan_Opposition_Foul_Aliyev_Reelected/1330385.html 2024-01-01 The opposition were not allowed by the government to hold campaign rallies. Students and state workers were coerced into attending pro-Aliyev rallies and were also bussed to polling places to vote for Aliyev. All major opposition parties, including Musavat, the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Azerbaijan Liberal Party, and the Azerbaijan Democratic Party boycotted the vote because of alleged poll-fixing and oppression of political opponents.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j73nmeNU_SJRHrzQ9qbgBtrwCOBA US welcomes 'progress' in Azerbaijan election Agence France-Presse 2008-10-16 2008-10-17 2011-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520182338/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j73nmeNU_SJRHrzQ9qbgBtrwCOBA dead Aside from Aliyev, none of the candidates running in the election were well known. Background The incumbent, Ilham Aliyev, was nominated by the New Azerbaijan Party for a second term on 3 August 2008. Musavat, the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, the Azerbaijan Liberal Party, the Citizen and Progress Party, and the Azerbaijan Democratic Party announced their boycott of the election due to unfair conditions.http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6465274.html Azerbaijani president to run for 2nd term in October elections People's Daily 2008-08-03 2008-10-16 In response, an aide to Aliyev claimed that the opposition withdrew because it "knew that President Aliyev would win the elections with a majority."http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jTtRwp-FUvPLV8vIPjNa8hzUyX4w Observers criticise Azerbaijan president's re-election Agence France-Presse 2008-10-16 2008-10-17 2011-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520182132/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jTtRwp-FUvPLV8vIPjNa8hzUyX4w dead A total of seven candidates filed to run in the election.https://www.rferl.org/a/Azerbaijani_Election_Campaign_Opens/1200756.html Azerbaijani Presidential Election Campaign Opens Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 2008-09-17 2008-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20081020175554/http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijani_Election_Campaign_Opens/1200756.html 20 October 2008 live Each of the candidates had to collect 40,000 support signatures.Vladimir Socor http://jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373386 Azerbaijan's presidential election campaign kicks off Eurasia Daily Monitor The Jamestown Foundation 2008-09-23 2008-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080927141802/http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373386 27 September 2008 dead Campaigning officially began in mid-September. The candidates were limited to a four-week campaigning period by law. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, IRFS and RSF, the media (state-owned and private) showed bias in favor of Aliyev's candidacy. Conduct The election was observed by more than 500 international observers, mostly from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).http://www.today.az/news/politics/48121.html Opposition parties define 500 observers for presidential elections in Azerbaijan Today.Az 2008-10-10 2008-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20081022220133/http://www.today.az/news/politics/48121.html 22 October 2008 live The OSCE said that there was progress in the elections compared to past ones, however it did not meet international standards,http://www.osce.org/odihr/item_1_34400.html Azerbaijan's presidential poll marked considerable progress, but did not meet all election commitments Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 2008-10-16 2008-10-16 2014-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213846/http://www.osce.org/odihr/item_1_34400.html dead because of the lack of competition to the incumbent, Aliyev.http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1010/42/371740.htm Aliyev Wins Nearly 90% of Vote The Moscow Times 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 2013-01-05 https://archive.today/20130105032858/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/aliyev-wins-nearly-90-of-vote/371740.html dead The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, stated that he "welcomes reports from the international election observers from OSCE, Council of Europe and the European Parliament indicating progress in the conduct of Azerbaijan’s presidential elections on 15 October 2008. Azerbaijan should build on this achievement and address the remaining shortcomings that were noted."http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2008/p08-130e.html NATO SECRETARY GENERAL CALLS ON AZERBAIJAN'S AUTHORITIES TO CORRECT SHORTCOMINGS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20081020084635/http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2008/p08-130e.html 20 October 2008 live Avez Temirhan of the election-boycotting Azerbaijan Liberal Party said, "This leadership is not legitimate and its election does not reflect the will of the people."http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C10%5C17%5Cstory_17-10-2008_pg4_11 Azeri opposition decries Aliyev election victory Daily Times Lahore, Pakistan 2008-10-17 2008-10-17 Results A total of seven candidates registered with the Central Election Commission.http://www.cec.gov.az/en/7president2008/candidate.htm List of the registered candidates related to Presidential Elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed on October 15, 2008 Central Election Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan 2008-09-15 2008-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080917084223/http://www.cec.gov.az/en/7president2008/candidate.htm 17 September 2008 live The incumbent, Ilham Aliyev, won the election with over 88% of the vote, and Igbal Aghazade came in second with 2.86%. Voter turnout was 75.1%. Fuad Aliyev and Hafiz Hajiev, as in 2003, received fewer votes than supporting signatures.http://www.infocenter.gov.az/v3/sesverme_2008.php "Seçkilər" İnformasiya Mərkəzi "Election" Information Center Azerbaijani 2008-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090905190035/http://www.infocenter.gov.az/v3/sesverme_2008.php 2009-09-05 dead Eight polling places' votes were invalidated.http://www.annews.ru/news/detail.php?ID=170604 ru:Президентом Азербайджана вновь стал Ильхам Алиев 2008-10-24 2008-10-25 AnNews.ru Russian https://web.archive.org/web/20110719153814/http://www.annews.ru/news/detail.php?ID=170604 2011-07-19 dead Ilham Aliyev New Azerbaijan Party 3232259 Igbal Aghazade Party of Hope 104279 Fazil Mustafa Great Order Party 89985 Gudrat Hasanguliyev Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party 83037 Gulamhuseyn Alibayli Independent 81120 Fuad Aliyev Liberal-Democrat 28423 #800000 Hafiz Hajiyev Modern Equality Party 23771 57760 4927561 CEC References Ilham Aliyev claims landslide victory in disputed Azerbaijani elections Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Presidenti Category:Presidential elections in Azerbaijan