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Article 15
 

15.1. Outside the exceptions provided for in Article 12.2 of this Code, stateless persons shall not possess active or passive suffrage in the Republic of Azerbaijan.


15.2. Outside the exceptions provided for in Article 12.3 of this Code, foreigners shall not possess active or passive suffrage in the Republic of Azerbaijan.


15.3. foreigners, stateless persons and the branches and representative offices of foreign legal entities (hereinafter the foreign legal entities) may not participate in the nomination and registration of candidates or in election campaigns of registered candidates during elections. This shall not restrict the rights of foreigners and stateless persons to freedom of opinion and assembly.


15.4. foreigners, stateless persons, and foreign legal entities shall not have the right to conduct a campaign for or against issues to be discussed by a referendum, to be members or initiators of referendum campaign groups, or to take part in referendum activity in any form.


This shall not restrict the rights of foreigners and stateless persons to freedom of opinion and assembly.


15.5. foreigners, stateless persons, and foreign legal entities that fail to observe these restrictions shall be subject to liability in accordance with the law.