Heydar Aliyev became the official candidate for president of Azerbaijan

The Central Election Commission has officially registered the current President of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, as a presidential candidate from the ruling New Azerbaijan Party. According to Interfax, a unanimous decision on this was made at a meeting of the CEC on Saturday.

The New Azerbaijan Party submitted more than 51,750 voter signatures and other documents last week for the official registration of Heydar Aliyev as a candidate for the presidential election. Of the submitted signatures, 50,494 were valid and 1,256 were declared invalid. Aliyev became the first officially registered presidential candidate in Azerbaijan.