2000–01 Azerbaijani parliamentary election explained

Country:Azerbaijan
Next Election:2005
Election Date:5 November 2000
Seats For Election:All 125 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:63
Party1:New Azerbaijan Party
Percentage1:62.3
Leader1:Heydar Aliyev
Seats1:75
Last Election1:53
Party2:Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
Leader2:Ali Karimli
Percentage2:11.0
Seats2:6
Last Election2:4
Party3:Civic Solidarity Party
Leader3:Sabir Rustamkhanli
Percentage3:6.4
Seats3:3
Last Election3:1
Party4:Azerbaijan Communist Party (1993)
Percentage4:6.3
Seats4:2
Last Election4:new
Party5:Musavat
Leader5:Isa Gambar
Percentage5:4.9
Seats5:2
Last Election5:1
Party6:Azerbaijan National Independence Party
Leader6:Etibar Mammadov
Percentage6:3.9
Seats6:2
Last Election6:4
Party7:Alliance
Percentage7:1.0
Seats7:1
Last Election7:0
Party8:Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party
Leader8:Xanhüseyn Kazımlı
Seats8:1
Last Election8:0
Party9:Motherland Party (Azerbaijan)
Leader9:Fazail Agamali
Seats9:1
Last Election9:1
Party10:Compatriot Party
Colour10:
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Seats10:1
Last Election10:new
Party11:Independents
Leader11:
Seats11:30
Last Election11:55
Speaker
Before Election:Murtuz Alasgarov
After Election:Murtuz Alasgarov

Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 5 November 2000, although a re-run had to be held in 11 constituencies on 7 January 2001 due to "massive irregularities".[1] In the lead-up to the election, the authoritarian Heydar Aliyev regime banned seven opposition parties (including Musavat, the major opposition party to Aliyev's New Azerbaijan Party) from contesting the election.[2]

The result was a victory for the New Azerbaijan Party, which won 75 of the 125 seats.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Web site: 2000 . Party registration process in Azerbaijan raises serious concerns . www.osce.org . en.