Azerbaijani presidential election, 2008
- Azerbaijani presidential election, 2008
A presidential election will be held in Azerbaijan on 15 October 2008. 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 and the Azerbaijan Democratic Party have 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"] , Xinhua ("People's Daily Online"), 3 August 2008.] In total, seven of the candidates are filed to run in the election.[ [http://www.rferl.org/content/Azerbaijani_Election_Campaign_Opens/1200756.html "Azerbaijani Presidential Election Campaign Opens"] , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 17 September 2008.] Each of the candidates had to collect 40.000 support signatures. There is doubt that all registered candidates were able to present this high number of supporters.]Campaigning officially began in mid-September. The candidates are limited to a 4 week campaigning period by law. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the media (state-owned and private) has showed bias in favor of Aliyev's candidacy.The elections will be observed by more than 500 international observers, mostly from the OSCE/ODIHR.
Since 1993 no election in Azerbaijan was held according to the international democratic standards of the OSCE/ODIHR.
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