Azerbaijani president reappoints Asadov as prime minister

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order reappointing Ali Hidayat oglu Asadov as prime minister of the country, Caliber.Az reports.

Earlier, the Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) voted in favour of the appointment of Asadov as Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

Asadov has been serving in this position since October 8, 2019.

President Ilham Aliyev, who was the winner of the extraordinary presidential election on February 7, took the oath of office on February 14.

According to Part II Art. 103 of the Constitution, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is considered to have started exercising his powers from the day of taking the oath.

The Cabinet of Ministers resigns on the day the newly elected President takes office and begins to exercise his powers, under Article 116 of the Constitution.

The Cabinet resigned on February 14, as required by the Constitution.

Under Article 118 of the Constitution, the President appoints the Prime Minister with the Milli Majlis' approval.

The President submits a candidate for the post of Prime Minister to the Milli Majlis for consideration within one month of taking office or no later than two weeks after the Cabinet resigns.