Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to hold the vote a year earlier than planned
The presidential election in Azerbaijan will be held next February instead of in 2025, President Ilham Aliyev announced on Thursday. Aliyev has led the country for the past 20 years, securing his fourth term in 2018.
In an official decree posted to the president’s website, Aliyev ordered the Azerbaijani Central Election Commission to hold the vote on February 7...