Azerbaijani Constitutional Court confirms Ilham Aliyev as president

BAKU, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan Tuesday approved Ilham Aliyev as the country's president at a plenum, the official Azertac news agency said.

The court approved the protocol of the Central Election Commission that Aliyev won the April 11 presidential election with 86.02 percent of the votes.

Chairman of the Constitutional Court Farhad Abdullayev said this is the final decision and no complaints are accepted.

An inauguration ceremony for the president-elect will be held on April 18, Deputy Chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party Ali Ahmadov told local media.

Aliyev has addressed the nation when claiming victory in the election, saying that "Citizens of Azerbaijan have voted for security and progress."

The presidential term is seven years. Enditem