On 13 February, the Central Election Commision in Azerbaijan (CEC) annulled the election results in  the Imishli-Beylagan constituency No.80, Lankaran constituency No.74, Khatai constituency No.35 and in the first Khatai constituency No.33, due to the unreliability of the results at the polling stations in these constituencies, reported Azerdaily.

According to the preliminary results the winners in these constituencies were Chingiz Ganizadeh (neutral candidate), Hadi Rajabli (New Azerbaijan Party, NAP), Rauf Arifoglu (neutral), and Huseynbala Miralamov (NAP). 

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev spoke on the ODIHR report on the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. “The vast majority of observers praised the elections. Some noted that these elections could set an example for other countries. I believe that the report of the OSCE/ODIHR, an organisation that has always been biased towards us, was balanced and more objective than in previous years. Of course, we do not agree with all the points, but on the whole it was more objective than before,” he stated.

He noted that over 1300 people had been nominated for parliament, and this was a record high. “This shows that the elections were held in competitive conditions. If on average 10 people participate in a constituency, isn't this a competition? In the final report it was written that there was no competition. What then is competition? Each candidate freely held meetings in one's constituency, said what one wanted, and some even criticised the government. And no one interfered with this. Why is the expression 'freedom of assembly was not ensured' always used against us? This is a lie; freedom of assembly was ensured. Because now everyone can exercise their right to freedom of assembly, but within the framework of the law. As in other countries. Therefore, the electoral process met all democratic criteria,” he added.

On 9 February, parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan. A day after, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) made a joint statement on the regularity of elections in the country, stating that  “the restrictive legislation and political environment prevented genuine competition in Azerbaijan’s early parliamentary elections.“ (Caucasus Watch reported). The EU spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Peter Stano, the US Embassy and the Russian Foreign Ministry also issued statements in regard to the elections (Caucasus Watch reported). 

On 11 February, candidates for MPs and their supporting voters went out to a protest action at the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan, stating falsification of the parliamentary elections. The police dispersed the protesters. About 10 activists turned for medical help. There were journalists among the victims. Arlem Desir, the OSCE Representative on Media Freedom, has urged the Azerbaijani authorities to punish those responsible.