Expert described the political «reboot» after the elections in Azerbaijan

«The extraordinary parliamentary elections took place on 1 September in Azerbaijan, they marked the completion of the political system rebooting after Baku recovered control over Karabakh and reinstated the territorial integrity of the Azerbaijan Republic». This is the statement by Igor Korotchenko, the General Director of the Casian Institute for Strategic Studies, who participated in these elections as an independent monitor.

«The rebooting of Azerbaijan political system was completed by these elections. After the reinstatement of the territorial integrity, the extraordinary Presidential elections took place, and after that – the extraordinary parliamentary elections», – Korotchenko said.

He emphasized that independent monitors evaluated the past elections as legitimate, fully in line with the international law, just and fair.

According to the preliminary data of the Central Election Committee of Azerbaijan, after processing the ballots of 100% polling stations, Yeni Azerbaijan («New Azerbaijan») political party led by President Ilham Aliyev gets 68 out of 125 seats in the Mejlis (the unicameral parliament) of the Republic assuring the majority of votes in the legislature.

Stability and support of the Presidential political course

The expert emphasizes that Yeni Azerbaijan party is the leading political force and has demonstrated quite positive results. «The party of the President has proved its leading position. The majority of the people of Azerbaijan votes for the political course of Ilham Aliyev. The stability of the political system is the most important factor for successful coping with the turbulence period associated with the previous world order demolition, globalism failure and strengthening of the positions of various regional unions and associations», – Korotchenko explained.

Strategic partnership

«Today Azerbaijan becomes the strategic partner and ally of Russia not only in South Caucasus, but across the entire FSU area», – the expert emphasized.

He adds that the connections between the parliaments of two countries remain traditionally friendly, and the parliaments will be working on implementing the agreements achieved by the national leaders.