[1] The result was a victory for Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party, who received 78% of the vote.

[2] The election occurred under the context in which Heydar Aliyev had cemented "complete political control" of Azerbaijan, as his party controlled the legislature and the state dominated the media.

[3] The main opposition parties in Azerbaijan boycotted the election with the exception of Etibar Mammadov.

[3] Election monitors noted that there was a ballot stuffing and allegations of fabricated vote counts.

[3] An independent assessment of the vote put the outcome at 50-60% for Aliyev and 25% for Mammadov.