Portraits of political prisoners at opposition rally in Baku, March 31, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.

31 March 2018, 20:34

Rally in Baku supports boycott of presidential election

The rally held in Baku by opponents of the early presidential election in Azerbaijan criticized the authorities for the unresolved Karabakh conflict, corruption, human rights violations, and deterioration of the population's economic and social status.

The presidential election in Azerbaijan was scheduled for October 17, 2018. However, on February 5, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev appointed early elections on April 11, without presenting any reasons for the move. The opposition criticized the decision to hold early election. Opposition parties and movement announced they would not recognize the election outcome.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the rally of opponents of the early presidential election began today at 3:30 p.m. at the stadium of the sports and health complex of the Yasamal District of Baku.

In his speech at the rally, Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), accused authorities of inaction in solving the issue of "the return of occupied territories." He also spoke about corruption in Azerbaijan and drew attention to the fact that the country has over 160 political prisoners.

In his opinion, for the past 15 years, the country's leadership has failed to solve a single problem. Mr Kerimli believes that Ilham Aliev should no longer run for the presidency. "By boycotting the election, people should say 'No' to another usurpation of power," Kerimli has stated.

The rally supported Ali Kerimli's statement by chanting "Resign!", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Faik Medzhid Source: CK correspondent

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

February 21, 2025 22:22

February 21, 2025 21:10

February 20, 2025 23:59

  • In Chechnya, sending to war is method to punish drivers

    Chechen law enforcers are monitoring social networks and reveal violators of traffic rules, who may face both public reprimand and sending to the special military operation (SMO) zone. The effect of talks with law enforcers is caused by fear of the consequences, human rights defenders have noted.

February 20, 2025 23:55

  • Zarema Musaeva's arrest extended

    A court in Grozny has extended Zarema Musaeva's arrest until March 26 under a criminal case on disrupting the work of a penal colony. Meanwhile, her sentence under the first criminal case was due to terminate on March 23, the "Team against Torture" (TaT)* has informed.

February 20, 2025 23:15

News archive
Пн
Вт
Ср
Чт
Пт
Сб
Вс
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2