Georgian President, PM Congratulate Alyiev on Re-election

Georgian leaders congratulated the incumbent President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his re-election. Aliyev won a fourth consecutive term in presidential elections on Wednesday, getting 86.03% of votes.

The President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili was among the first to congratulate him.

My congratulations to my friend, President Ilham Aliyev, on his re-election as the President of #Azerbaijan. Looking forward to active cooperation for the welfare of our brotherly nations. @presidentaz

— President Of Georgia (@MargvelashviliG) April 12, 2018

Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Georgian Prime Minister, stated he believes Alyiev’s re-election will further advance relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan.

Congratulations @presidentaz on your re-election! I firmly believe that our countries will continue to develop dynamic, mutually beneficial relations, and that our joint initiatives in many fields will strengthen both nations and our strategic partnership.

— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) April 12, 2018

Azerbaijan held its presidential election on April 11.

Eight candidates were registered for the election. Six were nominated by political parties, one candidate was a self-nominee and another was nominated by an initiative group.

The election was observed by 894 international observers (61 organizations, 59 countries) and 58,175 local observers.

The voter turnout was 74.51%.

By Thea Morrison