local self-government bodies that hold the trust of the people 7 . Elections are even more important because they are directly related to the stability , development and statehood of the state . Therefore , the establishment of electoral legislation , the electoral system and its subsequent improvement is one of the key preconditions for the establishment of representative institutions of democracy and effective , unhindered operation . However , if elections are being held in unreformed systems , their results range from nonexistent to partial credibility 8 .
An electoral system that is fairly elected plays a paramount role in the institutional decisions of any democracy . The specific choice of each electoral system has a significant impact on the future politics of a country ; electoral systems usually stay quite stable as political interests consolidate and respond to stimuli .
The laws of the Electoral Code are often cited as a key factor in determining the success of an election , as it is the observance of those laws that forms both a stable domestic policy and a basis for refraining from further political manipulation . The electoral system of the whole world pays little attention to external models , rarely asks for the expert advice of self-governing specialists , and in the end adopts the system that they perceive to be perceptible 9 . In other words , the states , particularly the CIS countries , which are on the path to democracy , must at least take into account the reform package of the Electoral Code of such countries which have brought their state a step closer to democracy . It is not acceptable to make changes to the Electoral Code self-willingly , without taking into account professional opinions . The Electoral Code is the legal instrument that realizes the redistribution of relations between the borders of the authorities , the formation of new political roles , and other factors .
However , as experience shows , the amendments to the Electoral Code are applied with a completely different perception , particularly in the Republic of Azerbaijan .
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan consists of 7 sections , 246 articles 10 . In total , 21 amendments were made to the Electoral Code of Azerbaijan
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Nona Harut`yunyan , " Əntrakan orensdrut ‘ jan ardi himnaharcerə ew zargacman mitumnery Hajastani Hanrapetu t`yunum ", Erewan , 2018 , ēĵ 8 [ Nona Harutyunyan , Current issues of electoral legislation and development trends in the Republic of Armenia , Yerevan , 2018 ]: 8 Lehoucq , Electoral Fraud : Causes , Types , and Consequences , 236 .
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Giovanni Sartori , The Importance of Electoral Systems ( London : Palgrave Macmillan , 1994 ), 28 .
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Azərbaycan Respublikasının , Azərbaycan Respublikasinin Seçki Məcəlləsi , 2003 , last modified March 24 , 2021 , http :// www . e-qanun . az / code / 17
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