Azerbaijan will head to the polls on Wednesday to elect its new president, who will serve the country for the next seven years.

A total of eight candidates, including current President Ilham Aliyev, will compete for the presidency.

According to official data, there are more than 5 million registered voters in the country, and the recent polls show that Aliyev will win the elections by a landslide.

TRT World's Andrew Hopkins has more on the story.