According to the constitution, which was amended in a referendum in 2009, "one person being able to be elected president more than twice" set REAL in motion.

Ilgar Mammadov, who wanted to run in the 2013 presidential election, attended rallies in Ismayilli.

Ilgar Mammadov was sentenced to seven years in prison for violating public order.

However, the Baku City Executive Power rejected REAL's request to allocate a place for the congress.

The Constituent Assembly Initiative Group again appealed to the authorities to provide a venue for the convention on 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 November or the first week of December.