Ильхам Алиев выдвинут в качестве кандидата на пост президента от правящей партии

"Политический процесс в Азербайджане напоминает слона. Для того, чтобы его сдвинуть потребуется как сила, так и такт. Алиев не очень хочет, чтобы слон начал буйствовать, но также, кажется, что он устал от его неизменности", - считает политический редактор commonspace.eu

Ильхам Алиев избран кандидатом от правящей партии «Ени Азербайджан» (ПЕА) на предстоящие президентские выборы, которые состоятся 11 апреля. На VI съезде партии, который состоялся в Баку в четверг (8 февраля), была единогласно принята кандидатура Алиева. Съезде был объявлен выражением воли 700,000 членов партии.

В то время как такое решение было ожидаемым, его рассматривают как еще одну монету в процессе консолидации власти Ильхама Алиева в Азербайджане. Кандидат, избранный на пост президента в апреле, будет иметь семилетний срок полномочий.

Пока неясно, в какой степени международным наблюдателям будет разрешено наблюдать за выборами.

По мнению политического редактора Commonspace.eu, "принимая свое номинирование, Ильхам Алиев выступил с оптимистичной речью, приветствуя достижения последних лет и издеваясь над оппозицией за бесхозяйственность в течение того короткого времени, что она была у власти в 1991-93 годы, утверждая, что она [оппозиция] не дала ПЕА организовать общественные мероприятия в Баку. Президент также повторил жесткую позицию по карабахскому конфликту, заявив, что Азербайджан никогда не допустит создания второго армянского государства на его землях и, что Ереван это историческая земля Азербайджана."

"В выступлении было много интересных нюансов: Ильхам Алиев сказал, что реформы в Азербайджане продолжатся, и сказал, что политические и экономические реформы должны быть реализованы одновременно. Ранее президент подчеркивал, что экономические реформы должны быть реализованы до политических реформ. Президент также подчеркнул важность отношений Азербайджана с Европейским Союзом и подчеркнул необходимость согласования «традиций Азербайджана» с мировыми стандартами".

По словам нашего политического редактора: "Как и в Баку, так и в других городах найдется мало тех, кто считает, что эти выборы приведут к чему-то кроме как к переизбранию Ильхама Алиева в качестве президента Азербайджана или же, что весь этот процесс с выборами необходим только для "галочек" перед международным сообществом. Но это больше, чем просто разминка для бюрократического органа. Политический процесс в Азербайджане напоминает слона. Для того, чтобы его сдвинуть потребуется как сила, так и такт. Алиев не очень хочет, чтобы слон начал буйствовать, но также, кажется, что он устал от его неизменности. Возможно, выборы станут для него толчком".

источник: commonspace.eu

фото: Выдвижение Ильхама Алиева в качестве кандидата на пост президента от правящей партии «Ени Азербайджан» в ходе съезда ПЕА, состоявшемся в Баку 8 февраля 2018 года.

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