After the exit of longtime leader Heidar Aliev, Azerbaijan defied expectations and averted widespread violence in the long-feared political succession. The new president, Aliev’s son Ilham Aliev, faced an uphill battle consolidating power among elite rivalries and endured external criticism for his handling of the post-election violence.
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