Europe an ▁Vo ice ” ▁as ▁“ st up id ity ▁or ▁cor ruption ”, ▁these ▁tri ps ▁were ▁l abeled ▁“ elect oral ▁tour ism ”. The ▁US ▁State ▁Department ▁in ▁its ▁turn ▁dis cred ited ▁the ▁obser vers ▁from ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁describing ▁the ▁elections ▁as ▁not ▁meeting ▁international ▁standards , ▁and ▁express ing ▁solid ar ity ▁with ▁the ▁O DI HR ' s ▁assess ment . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁election ▁▁ ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁president ial ▁elections ▁with ▁ 8 6 . 0 2 % ▁of ▁votes . ▁Since ▁the ▁latest ▁president ial ▁elections , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ’ s ▁rating ▁and ▁vot er ▁confidence ▁has ▁increased ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁survey ▁result ▁conducted ▁by ▁“ Op in ion ▁Way ” ▁company ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁His ▁activities ▁have ▁been ▁evaluated ▁as ▁“ pos itive ” ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁respond ents , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stability ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁success ▁of ▁Ali ye v ’ s ▁performance ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 %. ▁ ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁United ▁Nations ▁▁ ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁visited ▁UN ▁Head quarters ▁several ▁times : ▁to ▁attend ▁and ▁address ▁the ▁general ▁deb ates ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 ; ▁the ▁ 6