Azerbaijan, Baku, 8 July / corr. Trend I.Alizade / The Azerbaijani ruling party does not intend to call the oppositional parties, which boycotted the presidential elections, to participate in the elections. "Boycott of the presidential elections by some oppositional parties will not influence on assessment of the elections by international organizations, as well as the international image of Azerbaijan," Siyavush Novruzov, deputy executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), told Trend on 8 July.
The presidential elections will be held in Azerbaijan on 15 October.
The right-of-centre Musavat party nominated Isa Gambar, its chairman. As a result of injection of supplements and changes into the Election Code of Azerbaijan and Law on 'Freedom of assembly', there are doubts on Musavat party's participation in the presidential elections.
So far, the Azerbaijani Democratic Party (ADP) has nominated Sardar Jaliloglu and the Green Party - Mais Gulaliyev, the Azerbaijani Unified Popular Front Party - Gudrat Hasanguliyev, and Muasir Musavat - Hafiz Hajiyev. Eldar Namazov, the head of Social Forum of 'For Azerbaijan' will participate independently in the elections.
The ruling New Azerbaijan Party, intends to nominate Ilham Aliyev, its chairman and the current Azerbaijani President. The pro-government Ana Veten and Social Prosperity Parties decided to support Aliyev's candidature in the elections.
Azadlig bloc, uniting three oppositional parties (the Popular Front, the Civil Development and the Liberal party), stated that they would boycott the elections.
Novruzov said that all conditions were created to hold free and democratic elections in Azerbaijan. "Every person can participate in the elections. The heads of the oppositional parties know very well that the people of Azerbaijan do not support them. They want to avoid shameful loss through boycotting elections."
Heydar Aliyev, the speaker of the Supreme Majlis of Nakhchivan, established the New Azerbaijani Party in 1992. At present, the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is the chairman of this party, which is in power for 15 years.
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