Azerbaijani President requests dissolution of parliament and early elections

Plenum of the Constitutional Court will review the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's request regarding the constitutionality of dissolving the Azerbaijani parliament, the press service of the Constitutional Court said.

The regular session of the Chamber of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan was held on June 24.

"At the meeting, it was decided to approve the President of Azerbaijan's request to dissolve the Milli Majlis (Parliament) and to schedule an extraordinary election. This decision was based on the Parliament's resolution #1174-VIQR dated June 21, 2024, titled "On Appeal to the President of Azerbaijan on Appointment of Extraordinary Election to the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of the Azerbaijan," in accordance with paragraph 1, part III, article 130 of the Constitution of Azerbaijan, and article 7.1 of the law "On the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan," the statement reads.

The request will be considered at the Plenum of the Constitutional Court, starting on June 27 at 10:00 (GMT+4).