New Azerbaijan Party Recommends Stripping Ramiz Mehdiyev of Titles

The New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) has recommended that Ramiz Mehdiyev, former head of the Presidential Administration, be stripped of his titles. According to Modern.az, the matter was discussed at the first meeting of the party's Executive Board held after its VIII congress.

The live updates also report that a decision was adopted to remove Mehdiyev from the party's Veterans Council. The council's composition has also changed, and 35 members will now be represented on it.

A criminal case against Mehdiyev was opened by the State Security Service in October 2025. He is charged under Article 274 (treason), Article 278.1 (actions aimed at forcibly seizing power or forcibly changing the constitutional order) and Article 193-1.3.2 (legalisation of property obtained by criminal means). Mehdiyev headed the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2019.