Azerbaijan to Hold Constitutional Referendum Today
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Azerbaijanis have started to vote in a referendum on a Constitution, APA reports.
On July 18, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev submitted a draft Referendum Act "On Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan" to the country’s Constitutional Court for consideration.
The draft Referendum Act proposes 39 annexes and amendments to 29 articles of the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court approved the draft Referendum Act on July 25.
According to the document, it’s planned to extend the presidential term from 5 years to 7 years.
It is proposed to remove the paragraph ''no younger than 35'' in the Constitution on requirements to candidates to the post of the President of Azerbaijan. Also, it is proposed to establish first vice-president and vice-president positions in Azerbaijan.
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