POLITICS
INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN TO BE HELD ON 24 OCTOBER
The inauguration ceremony of Ilham Aliyev, re-elected as the President of the Azerbaijan Republic will be held on 24 October, 2008.
At its plenary session on October 22, the Constitutional Court of the Azerbaijan Republic chaired by Farkhad Abdullayev officially declared that presidential candidate Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev has been elected as the President of the Azerbaijan Republic.
In accordance with Article 103 of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, inauguration of a person elected as the President of the country, shall take place within three days after official announcement of election results by the Constitutional Court.
The President of the Azerbaijan Republic comes into office from the inauguration day.