Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Azerbaijan: the model of governance in Nakhchivan

Why governance changes in Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan matter

February 04, 2026

Nakhchivan, which has no direct land connection with the rest of Azerbaijan, was effectively governed as a “state within a state”. Now both political and executive authority have been concentrated in the hands of the president of Azerbaijan.

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