Nearly 85 percent of Azerbaijan's voters supported the extension of the presidential term from five to seven years, with nearly 100 percent of the ballots counted, Baku's Central Election Commission has announced.
Voters in Azerbaijan went to the polls on September 26 in a referendum on the constitutional powers of the president. The measures are widely expected to be approved, despite international criticism and concern about voter fraud.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was among the early voters in a referendum on constitutional changes expected to strengthen his grip on power. (RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service)
Azerbaijan has held a controversial referendum on constitutional amendments that are expected to strengthen the grip on power of President Ilham Aliyev and his family.
Azerbaijan is holding a referendum on amending the constitution that is expected to strengthen the grip on power of President Ilham Aliyev and his family.
Azerbaijan is holding a referendum on September 26 on constitutional amendments to expand its president's powers, but voters have little information about what they are being asked to approve.
A United Nations human rights expert says that Azerbaijan's civil society has been "paralyzed" by the government and, in the past two to three years, has faced "the worst situation" since the country's independence in 1991.
An Azerbaijani official has rejected criticism by Council of Europe experts over proposed changes to Azerbaijan's constitution that will be voted on in a national referendum on September 26.
Hundreds of supporters of an Azerbaijani opposition party rallied in the capital, demonstrating against a referendum later this month that seeks to strengthen President Ilham Aliyev’s authority.
Police have clashed with protesters in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, after an antigovernment rally. The police intervention came after hundreds of demonstrators held a rally on September 17 protesting an upcoming referendum that would give Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev greater powers.
Hundreds of antigovernment protesters are holding a rally in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, ahead of a key referendum.
An investigative journalist and former political prisoner in Azerbaijan says repression of journalists and opposition activists in Azerbaijan is increasing in the country.
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