Khan Jam Saifullah

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Pakistan

Khan Jam Saifullah observed Azerbaijan’s September 2024 snap parliamentary election as a member of the Senate of Pakistan.

Corresponding elections

In Azerbaijan's September 1, 2024, snap parliamentary election, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, led by President Ilham Aliyev, narrowly maintained its majority with 68 out of 125 seats. Held early to avoid conflicting with COP29 in Baku, the election saw limited opposition with 44 seats won by "independents" broadly aligned with the regime. Voting extended to Nagorno-Karabakh for the first time since 1994, underscoring Azerbaijan's control of the region. Despite a peaceful election day, international observers highlighted a lack of democratic standards, with low voter turnout (37%) and substantial restrictions on political freedoms, media access, and independent observation. The EPDE and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) criticized the election’s credibility, noting extensive repression of opposition and the presence of fake observers.

Missions

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Member of the national parliament of Pakistan


The quote was taken from the Azerbaijani media outlet, Azerbaijan State News Agency, published on September 01, 2024. This quote affirmed that elections were free and fair.

We came here from Pakistan as friends of Azerbaijan to observe the elections. Until now, we have observed that the elections were very free and fair. We will go to other polling stations and observe the election process there. In general, everything is in order.” [Translated from Azerbaijani]