Country:
				
		
			Azerbaijan
	    
	        	Organization:
				
		
			Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS)
		
	        	Year:
				
		
			2019
		
	        	Election Type:
				
		
			Local / Regional / Municipal
	        
	        	Recommending Organization:
				
	
	
	Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS)
	        
	        	Primary Thematic Area:
				
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
		
	
		    	Electoral System
	        
	        	Subtopic of primary thematic area:
				
	        
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
		
	
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
		
		
				Type of electoral system
	        
	        	Recommendation:
				
		
		The authorities should improve the Election Code based on the recommendations of credible domestic and international election observation organizations, as well as the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, and should demonstrate a political will to expand the authorities of municipalities in line with the requirements of the European Charter of Local Self-Government
	        
	        	Action required:
				
		
		Legal change
	        
	        	Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
				
		
		High
	        
	        	Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
				
		
		Parliament
	        
	        	Implementation Status:
				
		
			
	Not implemented