annual citizens of aeran are queuing up to vote in an early presidential election the elections are being held after sitting president ilam El uh called for SNAP elections seeking fresh fresh seeking a fresh term more than 6.4 million eligible voters will elect 125 members in the aeran National Assembly a total 990 candidates are contesting for the seat in the National Assembly since independence from the Soviet Union presidential elections in azerbijan have always faced scrutiny over fairness a major opposition formation called the musavat party put forth 34 candidates for the election but only 25 of them were registered another opposition party called the Republican alternative has fielded 12 candidates and the Hope for Change remains uh thin as Ali's popularity skyrocketed after aeran captured breakway regions of K kabak from Armenia ilham aliev took over the region of azaran from his father Heather Ali in 2003 uh the father had ruled over the country from 1993 to 2003 the current president called for a snap elections 2 months before the scheduled date as country's Capal Baku is hosting the cop 29 Summit this November for all the latest news download the Von app And subscribe to our YouTube channel