BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. The requirement
for an individual to have resided in Nakhchivan for five years
before being eligible for election as the Speaker of the Supreme
Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is being abolished,
Trend reports.
This issue is reflected in the draft law "On approval of
amendments to the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic", discussed at today's plenary session of the Azerbaijani
Parliament.
According to the current legislation, any MP of the Supreme
Assembly who has resided permanently in the Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic for at least five years, has no obligations to other
states, has a higher education, and doesn't have dual citizenship
may be elected as the assembly speaker.
Under the proposed amendment, any MP of the Supreme Assembly
with a higher education may be elected as its speaker.
The draft law was put to debate and passed in a second vote. The
first vote was held on July 8, 2025.
