German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for his coalition “bitter” and urged mainstream parties to form governments without “right-wing extremists.” The Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the first far-right party to win a state legislature election in Germany since…
Аzerbaijan’s ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) led by President Ilham Aliyev won majority in in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, Azerbaijani media reported. According to preliminary results, the ruling party will hold about 68 seats in a 125-seat Parliament. A total of 44 independent candidates have been elected. In a nation with approximately…
Azerbaijani authorities have arrested a researcher and political analyst, Bahruz Samadov, on spurious treason charges, in the government’s escalating crackdown against its critics, Human Rights Watch said today. A Ph.D. candidate at Prague’s Charles University, Samadov is the latest scholar targeted ahead of COP29, the global United Nations climate summit, to be hosted by Azerbaijan…
Azerbaijan is taking the necessary steps to align its army with the Turkish model, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov announced during an event organized in Baku on the occasion of the Turkish National Day. He noted that the joint activities of Azerbaijan and Turkey serve to protect peace and stability in the region. Hasanov…
