Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan

State authority is organized in the Republic of Azerbaijan on the basis of principle of division of the authorities. Under the constitution Executive authority belongs to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Milli Mejlis of Republic of Azerbaijan - Parliament implements the legislative authority liament of the Azerbaijan Republic. 

Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan consists of 125 deputies. 

Members of the Milli Mejlis are elected by way of free, private and secret voting on the basis of majority election system, universal, equal and direct election. 

Elections of the each convocation of the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan are held at each 5 years on first Sunday of November. 

Powers of the members of the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan become limited with duration of powers of convocation of the Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 

Every citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan not younger than 25 may be elected the deputy of Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in an established order.

 Persons having double citizenship, those having obligations to other states, those working in the bodies of executive or judicial power, persons involved in other payable activity except scientific, pedagogical and creative activity, religious men, persons whose incapacity has been confirmed by law court, those condemned for grave crime, serving a sentence due to verdict of law court may not be elected the deputies of Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.