CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -On 21 February 2017, President Ilham Aliyev appointed his wife Mehriban Aliyeva to be the First Vice-President. If Aliyev would step down, Aliyeva would become President of Azerbaijan. Critics said the creation of the position was intended to consolidate the family’s dynastic rule in Azerbaijan.

Detailed explanation-2: -(Azerbaijan Leader Names His Wife as Country’s First Vice President, BLOOMBERG (Feb. 21, 2017).) The amendments of September 2016 also extended the presidential term from five years to seven. (Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, art.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heydar Aliyev was elected as first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan at its Plenary Session held on July 14, 1969. For twenty-two years, Heydar Aliyev had been a member of the Supreme Soviets of the USSR and Azerbaijan SSR.

Detailed explanation-4: -As head of the Azerbaijani KGB, Aliyev ran an anti-corruption campaign. Following the campaign, he became the undisputed leader of Azerbaijan. He was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party at its Plenary Session held on 12 July 1969.