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Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev’s appointment of his wife as first vice president of the country clearly demonstrates how the population, officials and all citizens of Azerbaijan are ridiculed, Iranian Asiran.com news site writes in an article, entitled “Azerbaijan and Ilham Aliyev’s clownery.”

The author refers to the notorious appointment, saying: “A simple research suggests that Ilham Aliyev’s wife fails to meet the requirements for taking the post of the vice president, which unveils Aliyev’s intention to facilitate the transfer of the power to his wife.”

The author next recalls similar examples recorded in the history: “Former president of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was trying to appoint his wife Leyla Ben Ali as his deputy. However, President Ben Ali was forced to leave for Saudi Arabia with a family, following the mass protests that hit the country in 2011.”

“In Libya, Muammar Gaddafi was trying to bring own son to power, in Egypt Mubarak was preparing his son to serve as the next president and the same with the Yemeni president,” the source recalls.

To note, Iranian Mehr Agency earlier reported, that Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran on March 5.