General election in Azerbaijan 2010
The parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan 2010 took place on November 7, 2010 in Azerbaijan .
background
The seats for the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan were reallocated. The last election was the 2005 general election .
Around 700 candidates ran for 125 seats in the election. 4.9 million people were eligible to vote.
The opposition accused the government of manipulating in the run-up to the election.
Result
The ruling New Azerbaijan party won 72 of the 125 seats. That was a plus of 9 seats. 48 seats went to independent candidates. Two seats went to the Motherland Party , three seats to the " Civil Solidarity Party ".
According to the opposition, the elections were openly rigged. It should have been possible in some constituencies to vote several times.
- New Azerbaijan Party : 72
- Civil Solidarity Party : 3
- Motherland Party : 2
- Independent and otherwise. : 48
| Political party | be right | proportion of | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Azerbaijan Party ( Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası ) | 1,104,528 | 45.8% | 72 |
| Musavat ( Müsavat Partiyası ) | 42,551 | 1.8% | - |
| Civil Solidarity Party ( Vətəndaş Həmrəyliyi Partiyası ) | 37,994 | 1.6% | 3 |
| Motherland Party ( Ana Vətən Partiyası ) | 32,935 | 1.4% | 2 |
| Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan ( Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası ) | 31,068 | 1.3% | - |
| Independent and others | 1,160,053 | 48.2% | 48 |
| Total (voter turnout 50.1%) | 2,409,129 | 100.0% | 125 |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e ruling party wins elections in Azerbaijan. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . November 8, 2010, accessed October 20, 2011 .
- ^ Adam Carr's Election Archive
