Ilham Aliyev reelected in Azerbaijan, say exit polls

Ruling Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was reelected in the presidential election, according to exit polls.

The ELS Independent Research Center, which conducted an exit poll survey with 80,000 voters at 300 ballot boxes, said Aliyev received 82.7 percent of the votes.

Other various surveys, conducted such polling companies as OpinionWay from France or Arthur J. Finkelstein and Associates from the U.S, show that Aliyev has received more than 85 percent of the votes.

In a constitutional referendum in Azerbaijan held on Sept. 26 in 2016, the presidential term was increased from five to seven years, the State News Agency reported.