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EDGAR HOVHANNISYAN: ALIYEV GIVES HIMSELF GREEN LIGHT TO BE PRESIDENT FOR LIFE
Panorama.am
30/07/2012
"With intra-clan race for the pro-government candidate for president
in Azerbaijan, constitutional amendments, adopted by the Azerbaijani
president several years ago, made it clear that Aliyev is going to run
for a third term," expert Edgar Hovhannisyan said in an interview with
Panorama.am, commenting on the Azerbaijani ruling party's statement
that it will name Ilham Aliyev as its presidential candidate for the
third time in 2013.
Aliyev gave himself the green light to be president for life, the
expert noted.
"Ilham Aliyev's decision to run for a third term is not
unconstitutional from the point of view of Azerbaijani legislation,
but it contradicts Western values and traditions, it is a signal
to the world that there is a state in the South Caucasus which
swiftly moves towards authoritarianism, with all its consequences,"
Hovhannisyan concluded.
Panorama.am
30/07/2012
"With intra-clan race for the pro-government candidate for president
in Azerbaijan, constitutional amendments, adopted by the Azerbaijani
president several years ago, made it clear that Aliyev is going to run
for a third term," expert Edgar Hovhannisyan said in an interview with
Panorama.am, commenting on the Azerbaijani ruling party's statement
that it will name Ilham Aliyev as its presidential candidate for the
third time in 2013.
Aliyev gave himself the green light to be president for life, the
expert noted.
"Ilham Aliyev's decision to run for a third term is not
unconstitutional from the point of view of Azerbaijani legislation,
but it contradicts Western values and traditions, it is a signal
to the world that there is a state in the South Caucasus which
swiftly moves towards authoritarianism, with all its consequences,"
Hovhannisyan concluded.