Aliyev’s assistant named Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani parliament has installed Novruz Mammadov – Assistant to President Ilham Aliyev or Foreign Policy Issues– to the post of Prime Minister, local media said.

Mammadov was named Prime Minister of Azerbaijan on Saturday.

Earlier on April 11, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev was re-elected to a 4th consecutive term in office in a snap election where he garnered 86,02% of votes.

The elections proceeded with mass violations and fraud, which were registered by international observers.

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan