Azerbaijan to create posts of First Vice President and Vice president

Azerbaijan is to create the posts of First Vice president and Vice President. The proposal is part of a package of constitutional changes that have been sent to the Constitutional Court, prior to being submitted for the approval of the people in a referendum. 

The constituional package also envisages extending the term of office of the President from five to seven years, and it reduces the age of eligibility for the Presidency, as well as for members of parliament.

source: commonspace.eu with agencies

photo: Zagulba Presidential Palace, the official residence of the president of Azerbaijan.

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