able ▁member ▁of ▁P ACE ▁for ▁his ▁active ▁participation ▁in ▁P ACE ▁events ▁and ▁commit ment ▁to ▁European ▁values . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁two ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁president ial ▁elections , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁election ▁The ▁official ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁elections ▁gave ▁victory ▁to ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v , ▁who ▁earned ▁ 7 6 . 8 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁ 8 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁pol ls . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁seven ▁candidates ▁file d ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁collect ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁vot er ▁sign atures . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁E lection ▁Observ ation ▁De leg ation ▁from ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁the ▁elections ▁took ▁place ▁with ▁no ▁reported ▁un rest ▁and ▁few ▁minor ▁elect oral ▁viol ations . ▁The ▁report ▁also ▁highlight s ▁numerous ▁re forms ▁to ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Code ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁OS CE ▁and ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe ▁requirements ▁and ▁standards , ▁which ▁include ▁in king ▁of ▁vot ers , ▁more ▁trans par ency ▁of ▁vot er ▁lists , ▁and ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁government ▁inter ference ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁process . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁president ial ▁elections , ▁P