1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

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All 125 seats in the National Assembly 63 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– New Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev 62.7 53 New Popular Front Abulfaz Elchibey 9.7 4 −41 AMİP Etibar Mammadov 9.3 4 New ADSP Mahmud Məmmədov 4.0 2 New Motherland Fazail Agamali 4.0 1 New ADİP Mubariz Gurbanli 3.0 2 New ADMP Məmmədhənifə Musayev 1.2 1 New Musavat Isa Gambar – 1 New Civic Solidarity Sabir Rustamkhanli – 1 New Independents – – 55 +40 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Chairman of the Supreme Soviet before Speaker of the National Assembly after Rasul Guliyev Rasul Guliyev

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Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 12 November 1995, with a second round on 26 November.^[1] However, the results in 15 constituencies were declared invalid due to fraud, with fresh elections held on 4 February 1996.^[2]

The elections were characterized by substantial irregularities.^[3][4] In the lead-up to the elections, the authoritarian regime of Heydar Aliyev (who headed the New Azerbaijan Party) banned Musavat, the major opposition party from being on the ballot.^[5] The government alleged that Musavat had falsified 5,000 signatures to be on the ballot.^[5]

By election day, eight parties were on the ballot, five of which were pro-government parties.

Under the electoral law introduced prior to the election, 100 of the seats in parliament were elected in single-member districts while the remaining 25 were elected by party list proprtional representation.[6]

Results

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