ArmInfo.Azerbaijan will be in a dynastic crisis real soon. Member of Parliament at National Assembly of Republic of Armenia, Expert in Azerbaijani studies Tatevik Hayrapetyan, expressed a similar opinion, answering the question of ArmInfo correspondent, at the expert discussions held at the Armenian Institute of International Relations and Security.
"The extraordinary presidential elections in Azerbaijan may be the result of a possible deterioration in Ilham Aliyev's health. Especially given the rumors about his serious illness. In this case, he will urgently need to transfer power to his wife Mehriban. Moreover, I don't think that Mehriban Aliyeva, in her the turn, will subsequently hasten to transfer power to his son Heydar, "she said.
According to expert estimates, son of Ilham and Mehriban Aliyevs Heydar Aliyev also has significant health problems. In light of which, it is simply incapable of fulfilling the duties and functions of the president independently. In this light, Heydar can only be appointed as the technical president when someone else will really govern the country. According to Hayrapetyan's estimates, such a situation testifies to serious crisis tendencies of the ruling Aliyev dynasty in Azerbaijan.
At the same time, commenting on the foreign policy preferences of Mehriban Aliyeva as a possible future president of Azerbaijan, Hayrapetyan emphasized the close and cordial relations between the current first vice president of Azerbaijan and Moscow. According to her estimates, this is evidenced by all the latest mutual curtsies made during Aliyeva's visit to Moscow.