Azerbaijani leader narrows access to power
Constitutional changes reflect a shift from monolithic to personalised rule
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- Presidential powers
- Weak legislature undermined
- Criticism from Europe
- Constricting civil rights
- International implications
- Russian rapprochement
- Regional shifts
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-2_350.jpg "Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva (Reuters/Philippe Wojazer)")