The term of the Azerbaijani parliament, elected in the snap election, may run less than five years, said a decision of the plenary session of the Azerbaijani Constitution Court on a draft Referendum Act "On Amendments to the Constitution of Azerbaijan” July 26.

According to the decision, in this case, the next election to the Azerbaijani parliament is held on the first Sunday of November of the fifth year of the term of the convocation of the parliament, elected in the snap election.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree July 18 on submitting the draft Referendum Act "On Amendments to the Constitution of Azerbaijan” to the Constitutional Court.

The Azerbaijani Constitutional Court approved the draft amendments to the country’s constitution at a session July 25.