BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 12. Azerbaijan is commemorating the 21st anniversary of the death of Heydar Aliyev, the National ...

The party of Azerbaijan's strongman president ... Aliyev and his later father Heydar have led Azerbaijan since 1993, suppressing opposition and restricting independent news media.

and the vote for the Milli Mejlis is not expected to bring significant changes to the body dominated by Aliyev's party. Aliyev’s father, Haidar, ruled Azerbaijan from 1993 until he died in 2003 ...