Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission on Wednesday approved the presidential candidacy of current President Ilham Aliyev, who was nominated by the New Azerbaijan Party during a congress on February 8, APA reports.
According to the Electoral Code, the CEC is due to make a decision as to whether or not to approve the candidacy in 5 days from the submission of documents for candidacy.
The presidential election will be held in Azerbaijan on April 11, 2018.