SOCIETY 370 / 2016
WIRTSCHAFT - POLITIK - DIPLOMATIE - WISSENSCHAFT - KULTUR - LEUTE
WIRTSCHAFT - POLITIK - DIPLOMATIE - WISSENSCHAFT - KULTUR - LEUTE
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DIPLOMATIE<br />
ASERBAIDSCHAN<br />
Fotos:nikolai fokscha, jewgenia stasiok, arne müseler, shahsultan hassanov<br />
Bajterek Tower in<br />
Astana<br />
additional rights to them for the same purpose<br />
and assume progressive essence.<br />
The equalizing of the age censure (18 years<br />
old) for participation and voting rights in the<br />
elections was a logical consequence. According<br />
to the applicable constitution, a citizen has to<br />
be over 25 years old for participating in deputy<br />
elections. According to the results of the referendum,<br />
the words “not under 25 years old” will be<br />
replaced with the words “eligible for participating<br />
in the elections” in the Part I of the Article 85.<br />
Every citizen of the Azerbaijan Republic, who is<br />
eligible for participating in the elections, has the<br />
right for being elected as a deputy of the Milli Mejlis<br />
of the Azerbaijan Republic. That is, according<br />
to the Article 56 of the Constitution, every citizen<br />
of the Azerbaijan Republic who has reached the<br />
age of 18 years, is highly educated, and without<br />
dual citizenship may be elected as a deputy (except<br />
those whose disability was certified).<br />
This change is first of all important because<br />
the Azeri population consists mostly of young<br />
people. This generation, who was brought up<br />
with the ideology of Azerbaijanism, the faithfulness<br />
regarding the national and moral values<br />
of our country, plays an important role in the<br />
economic and cultural development of Azerbaijan<br />
and gains more possibilities for realizing of<br />
their full potential. These changes, made to the<br />
constitution, will broaden the opportunities of<br />
the young people in participating in the elective<br />
bodies and increase their role in realizing<br />
large-scale reforms in our republic. Nevertheless,<br />
this change does not give every citizen who has<br />
reached the age of 18, the opportunity for being a<br />
deputy. Higher education and most importantly,<br />
his gaining of the electors’ votes are also important<br />
conditions for that to happen.<br />
A change to be made to the Article 100 of the<br />
Constitution is also of great importance. By that<br />
change, the words “over thirty five years old” are<br />
removed from Article 100, that is, the age qualification<br />
of 35 years old considered for participating<br />
in the presidential elections was eliminated. Imposing<br />
an age qualification on the elective positions<br />
may not be considered as just from the point<br />
of political participation and interferes with the<br />
rights of the people for making their choices. Removal<br />
of the age qualification does not provide<br />
any 18 year old person with an opportunity for<br />
participating in the elections at all. Specification<br />
of the law does not mean that every claimant will<br />
be able to use it. A person is still required to be<br />
highly educated and at least at the age of 18.<br />
By the addition to be made to the Article 103<br />
of the constitution, the establishment of the vicepresident’s<br />
institute and defining of its legal in<br />
Azerbaijan, may be considered as progressive<br />
innovation from the point of conducting of the<br />
state governance in quicker and more effective<br />
ways. The establishment of new vice-presidents’<br />
institute is connected with the necessity for<br />
strengthening the verticality of executive power<br />
and executive discipline in Azerbaijan. The establishment<br />
of the same institute will also serve<br />
for broadening of the sphere of the economic reforms<br />
and their acceleration.<br />
The replacement of the figure “5” with the<br />
figure “7” in the Part I of the Article 101 of the<br />
Constitution, that is, increasing of the president’s<br />
term of office from 5 years to 7 years, provides the<br />
head of the state with a necessary opportunity of<br />
time for fulfilling the obligations undertaken before<br />
the people. In some countries of the world,<br />
the president’s term of office is also defined for<br />
seven years.<br />
In general, as the result of the last referendum,<br />
23 changes and 6 additions have been made<br />
to the Constitution, that fully meet the interests<br />
and benefits of every citizen of Azerbaijan. These<br />
reforms were also supported by the young people<br />
who are considered as the leading flagmen class<br />
of society and are appreciated with regard to the<br />
development and progress of our country. We believe<br />
that the reforms which are the next bright<br />
display of the national confidence in the existing<br />
political course, will enable Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the<br />
President of Azerbaijan, to further accelerate the<br />
reforms made in favor of the all-round development<br />
and progress of our country. •<br />
»These changes<br />
to the constitution<br />
will broaden<br />
the opportunities<br />
of the<br />
young people<br />
and increase<br />
their role.<br />
«<br />
Shahsultan<br />
Hassanov<br />
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