Azerbaijan celebrates Ilham Aliyev's victory in presidential elections

Early presidential elections took place in Azerbaijan today. According to Azerbaijani media, incumbent President Ilham Aliyev won. He has ruled the country since 2003, inheriting the post from his father Heydar Aliyev, and is seeking his fifth presidential term.

The Azerbaijan Social Research Center has published the results of the exit-poll. 92.6% of voters voted for Aliyev. His “competitors” showed the following results: Zahid Oruj – 2.2%, Fail Mustafa – 2%, Gudrat Hasanguliyev – 1.6%, Elshad Musayev – 0.8%, Razi Nurullayev – 0.6%, Fuad Aliyev – 0 ,4%.

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