Speaker of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Attends the Enthronement Ceremony of the Pope

Chair`s Travels
18 May 2025 | 22:30   

 

The ceremony of enthronement of the Pope Leo XIV took place in the St Peter Square in the Vatican on 18 May.

Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova represented our country at the ceremony that went with the attendance of Heads of State and Government, clerics and prominent public figures from the world over.

At the meeting held on the sidelines of the enthronement, the Speaker of the Milli Majlis conveyed to the Pope Leo XIV the congratulations of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Alıyev on his election as the Head of the Holy See, and wished him success in his forthcoming endeavours.

 

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The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan - The state legislative power branch organ is a unicameral parliament that has 125 MPs. The MPs are elected as based on the majority electoral system by free, private and confidential vote reliant on the general, equitable and immediate suffrage. The tenure of a Milli Majlis convocation is 5 years.