1995–1996_Azerbaijani_parliamentary_election

1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 12 November 1995, with a second round on 26 November.[1] However, the results in 15 constituencies were declared invalid due to fraud, with fresh elections held on 4 February 1996.[2]

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The elections were characterized by substantial irregularities.[3][4] In the lead-up to the elections, the authoritarian regime of Heydar Aliyev (who headed the New Azerbaijan Party) banned Musavat, the major opposition party from being on the ballot.[5] The government alleged that Musavat had falsified 5,000 signatures to be on the ballot.[5]

By election day, eight parties were on the ballot, five of which were pro-government parties.[3] 60% of candidates in single-member constituencies had been removed from the ballot.[6] Election monitors noted that there was ballot stuffing.[4]

The final result was a victory for the New Azerbaijan Party, which won 53 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 86%.[1]

Under the electoral law introduced prior to the election, 100 of the seats in parliament were elected in single-member districts while the remaining 25 were elected by party list proprtional representation.[6]

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  1. [1]
    Azerbaijan: Parliamentary Chamber: Milli Mejlis: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. [2]
    Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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    Altstadt, Audrey L. (1997), Parrott, Bruce; Dawisha, Karen (eds.), "Azerbaijan's struggle toward democracy", Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus, Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies, Cambridge University Press, pp. 110–155, ISBN 978-0-521-59731-9
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    Ottaway, Marina (2003). Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 59. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1mtz6c5. ISBN 978-0-87003-195-3. JSTOR j.ctt1mtz6c5.
  5. [5]
    "Azerbajain". www.hrw.org. 1996. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  6. [6]
    Cornell, Svante E. (2015). Azerbaijan Since Independence. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-317-47620-7.
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