Eight candidates are running for the presidency. They are Ilham Aliyev, Araz Alizada, Faraj Guliyev, Hafiz Hajiyev, Gudrat Hasanguliyev, Razi Nurullayev, Serdar Jalaloglu, Zahid Oruj.
The political parties that are recognized as the real force of the opposition are boycotting and protesting the election.