1 November 2015: Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
On 1 November, parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan. The election was won as expected by the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) of current President Ilham Aliyev. YAP won a majority of 69 out of 125 seats in the unicameral Azeri parliament. During the previous elections, the party had won 71 seats. Representatives of the largest opposition parties boycotted the elections, which was also shunned by international observers of OSCE due to imposed restrictions by the Azerbaijani authorities.
