Looking at Azerbaijan’s past elections, the oppositions have expressed their grievances to the courts of appeal and there are talks on how to effectively change the constitution in order to facilitate free and fair elections in future. In recent talks in Helinski, there were recommendations for the OSCE to contribute post-election conflict because they were a crucial part of the international processes.
Some of the recommendations by International observers to develop a democratic atmosphere in Azerbaijan were; separate state affairs from religion, high quality, free and independent media to promote dialogue with civic society and finally to maintain international democratic standards and comply with OSCE and Council of Europe resolutions and commitments.
Even though the courts of appeal rejected the opposition’s appeals, it would be interesting to observe whether the intensity of talks with the international community will be influential in Azerbaijan’s future elections.
Sources:
http://avciya.az/eng/uploads/posts/kitablar/elect_2008_in_docs_eng.pdf
http://news.trendaz.com/index.shtml?show=cat&catid=143&subcatid=106&lang=EN&page=1
http://www.azerbaijan.az/_News/_news_e.html?lang=en
No comments:
Post a Comment