Aliyev’s assistant named Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

Armenpress 14:37, 21 April, 2018

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

 

 



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