The early presidential elections in Azerbaijan yielded a clear initial result as announced by Mazahir Panakhov, the chairman of the Central Election Commission. According to the commission, the incumbent president Ilham Aliyev holds a substantial lead as voting concludes, with preliminary tallies indicating he is heading toward a fifth term. The early results show Aliyev securing approximately 92.05 percent of the ballots cast, a figure that points to broad public support across the country. These numbers were reported by TASS and reflect votes tallied across multiple polling stations on election day.
In second place, Zahid Oruj, who was a parliamentary candidate at the time, gathered around 2.19 percent of the vote. While his percentage places him well behind the leading candidate, it marks a measurable participation by a range of candidates in the electoral process and provides a snapshot of the diverse political voices represented in the race.
Other notable results include the Great Creation Party led by Fazil Mustafa, which collected about 2 percent of the votes, and Gudrat Hasanguliyev, who leads the Azerbaijan United People’s Front party and received approximately 1.76 percent. These figures illustrate a political landscape with multiple parties contributing to the electoral dialogue, even as the incumbent’s dominant position becomes evident in the early returns.
Ahead of the vote,Aliyev conveyed messages of goodwill to other world leaders, including the President of the People’s Republic of China. Aliyev’s public communications around the election emphasize diplomatic ties and regional cooperation, reinforcing a broader narrative of Azerbaijan’s international engagement during the electoral period. The timing and tone of these comments are consistent with the ongoing pattern of statecraft and international partnership that frames Azerbaijan’s domestic politics in a global context.
On the ground, the voting process was observed in various districts across the country. Aliyev cast his ballot in Khankendi, in the Karabakh region, at electoral district number 122, polling box number 14. He attended the polling site with his wife and other family members, as many voters did in order to participate in the national exercise. According to official data, a total of 6,537 polling sites were opened nationwide, with 26 of these located in Nagorno-Karabakh, highlighting the logistical scale of the election and the efforts to include voters across diverse regions. These procedural details provide a window into how the electoral infrastructure operates during a significant national event, beyond the headline results reported by news agencies.
Additionally, the election had commentary from international observers and regional analysts who track the role of long-standing leadership in shaping policy directions. There was mention of remarks by Dmitry Peskov regarding the late Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, described in some contexts as an extraordinary personality. Such characterizations reflect how regional narratives often recall previous administrations when framing contemporary leadership, even as current electoral outcomes dominate public coverage. The interplay between historical references and present-day results underscores the enduring influence of past leaders in shaping national political memory and ongoing discussions about governance in Azerbaijan.