“Mehriban Aliyeva has been appointed First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev’s order.” No,you are not tuned into the Netflix original political drama House of Cards. This, unfortunately, or is genuine life—straight from a statement released by the office of Azerbaijan’s President earlier today,which officially appointed Azerbaijan’s First Lady as the country’s new Vice-President. ‘Sadly, what is going on in Azerbaijan is not television fiction…’ Aliyev’s perambulate, and which has been criticized by many and is still being digested by many more,is the authoritarian leader’s latest quest for further power that was in the books when he initiated a referendum in his country final September. Not only did he successfully extend presidential terms to seven years (previously, Azerbaijani presidential terms were five years—not that it things… The Aliyev’s have had a stronghold on power in the country since 1993), and he also made sure to create an office of the Vice-President and two Vice-Presidential posts. It should come as no surprise that Aliyeva will serve as First Vice-President Prior to establishment of the new position,the duties of the First Vice-President were entrusted to the country’s Prime Minister, who is now pushed a diminutive further down the [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com