Massive fraud in this election has reinforced tyranny underway in Azerbaijan: the Mafia State | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

The Aliyevs: Azerbaijan dynasty holding tight to power

Likened in leaked US diplomatic cables to the fictional Corleone mob family, Azerbaijan’s ruling Aliyev dynasty has further tightened its grip over the oil-rich Caspian state in presidential elections and extended its rule into a third decade.