Electoral system for the president
Azerbaijan
Answer
TRS
Source
Azerbaijan, The Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Konstitusiyası), accessed 5 September 2024
Article 82 - Number of deputies in Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic: Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic consists of 125 deputies.
Azerbaijan, Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, accessed 5 September 2024
Article 143 - Basis of Elections to the Milli Majlis: 125 deputies shall be elected to the Milli Majlis from single mandate constituencies (one deputy from one constituency).
Comment
[There were no presidential elections in 2010. Subsequent presidential elections were held in 2013. The last presidential elections before 2010 was in 2008.]
I. The President of the Azerbaijan Republic is elected for a 5-year term by way of general, direct and equal elections, with free, personal and secret ballot.
II. The President of the Azerbaijan Republic is elected by the majority of more than the half of votes.
III. If required majority has not achieved in the first round of voting, then second round will be held on second Sunday after the first round. Only two candidates who gained more votes than others in the first round, or two candidates following closely the first ones, should they recall their candidatures, will take part in the second round of elections.
IV. The candidate having collected majority of votes in the second round of elections is considered elected the President of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Election Code: Article 177 - Basis of Presidential Elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan: The basis of the Presidential Election of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereafter referred to as Presidential Elections) shall be determined by Articles 100-102 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereafter referred to as the Constitution).
Article 200 - Rules for Voting during Presidential Elections:
(2) A voter shall mark a blank square to the right hand side of the surname of a candidate for the Presidency.
Article 203. Determination of Results of Presidential Elections - (4) In accordance with Article 101.2 of the Constitution, a presidential candidate of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be considered elected if more than half the voters voted for him/her.
