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This document analyzes the measures taken by the state with regards to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Azerbaijan and the implementation of quarantine rules and describes the new political situation in the country in...

On his 15th day of hunger strike Tofig Yagublu’s health conditions entered to a critical phase. According to his doctor and people met and contacted him, he is conscious, however has physiological difficulties at...

An online petition has been initiated by Azerbaijani civil society actors, human rights defender and lawyers an other citizens to call the authorities to release the prisoners due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In petition...

In view of the so-called 'presidential and parliamentary elections' in Nagorno-Karabakh on 31 March 2020, the European Union reiterates that it does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework within which they are being...

EMDS issued press-release on physical, psychological and political pressure put on independent observers, candidates, their representatives and journalists since the 9 February early Parliamentary Elections.   EMDS notes with regret that observers faced various cases of pressure...

Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS) has carried out the long-term observation of 9 February 2020 early Parliamentary Elections. EMDS notes, in comparison with the last Parliamentary elections in 2015 there is an increase...

14849 candidates were nominated for the municipal elections by the political parties. EMDS defined the propotion of candidates nominated by the political parties. According to the investigation, the ruling party (YAP) prevails over other...

              CEC announced the voter turnout to be 8.51% as of 10:00 a.m. However, according to the reports submitted from the polling stations by the observers cooperating with EMDS the turnout was 5.6 %. The...

The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) issued a statement in connection with the country's expected early parliamentary elections. The NCDF considers that electoral reform is necessary before conducting elections. The statement was adopted on...

As part of its electoral co-operation activities, the Council of Europe is developing an electoral data collection "ElecData". This tool is intended to collect the specificities of each electoral system of the Council of Europe...