Electoral system for the president

Constitute Project, Azerbaijan's Constitution of 1995 with Amendments through 2016, accessed 5 September 2024

Article 101 - Procedure of elections of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic: 

I. The President of the Azerbaijan Republic is elected for a 5-year term by way of general, direct and equal elections, with free, personal and secret ballot. 

II. The President of the Azerbaijan Republic is elected by the majority of more than the half of votes. 

III. If required majority has not achieved in the first round of voting, then second round will be held on second Sunday after the first round. Only two candidates who gained more votes than others in the first round, or two candidates following closely the first ones, should they recall their candidatures, will take part in the second round of elections. 

IV. The candidate having collected majority of votes in the second round of elections is considered elected the President of the Azerbaijan Republic. 

​Azerbaijan, Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, accessed 5 September 2024

Article 177 - Basis of Presidential Elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan: The basis of the Presidential Election of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereafter referred to as Presidential Elections) shall be determined by Articles 100-102 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereafter referred to as the Constitution). 

Article 200 - Rules for Voting during Presidential Elections: (2) A voter shall mark a blank square to the right hand side of the surname of a candidate for the Presidency. 

Article 203. Determination of Results of Presidential Elections - (4) In accordance with Article 101.2 of the Constitution, a presidential candidate of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall be considered elected if more than half the voters voted for him/her.