Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on dissolving the country’s chief legislative body, the Mili Majilis, and appointing a date for snap parliamentary elections.
Citing the official document, Minval.az reports that the February 9 has been assigned as the date of early voting.
The Mili Majilis announced a plan to for self-dissolution earlier this month after Siyavush Novruzov, a deputy executive secretary for the ruling New Azerbaijan (YAP) party, read out an appeal addressed to the President, requesting the conduct of preterm elections.