Politics:

Aliyev Dynasty will live on and prosper

Indeed, why should Ilham Aliyev let go the reins of power in a country that was established for him by his father Heydar Aliyev, who almost incessantly ruled Azerbaijan from 1969 up to his death in 2003.

December 20, 2008
At last happened what was long foreseen to happen in Azerbaijan; Parliament «asked» Ilham Aliyev to become a life-term President of the country. Though, that was all wrapped up in «democratic» package. On December 18 Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Medjlis) made a decision to send the Draft on Holding a Constitutional Referendum to the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan with the aim to receive «Legal Opinion» on introducing changes into the Constitution.
 
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