179.1. Early Presidential Elections shall be held if the term of office of the President finishes before the period provided for in the Constitution, under the circumstances considered by Article 104 of the Constitution. Should this happen after the date is set for the next regular Presidential Elections, the next regular elections shall be stopped and a date shall be set for early Presidential Elections.

179.2. Elections shall be set by the Central Election Commission on the Wednesday within a week of the relevant decision of the Constitutional Court or the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan, made in accordance with Articles 104 and 107 of the Constitution, and conducted within 3 months.