Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.9. / Trend A.Huseynbala /
An opposition movement, which unites six parties, has made a decision on participating in the municipal elections.
"We will attend the elections as serparate electoral blocs within one political bloc," Sardar Jalaloglu, the Chairman of the Azerbaijani Democratic Party, which is represented in the Civil Movement for Karabakh and the Republic, told Trend on Sept.9.
Azerbaijan will hold municipal elections in December 2009.
Azerbaijan has held municipal elections before, in 1999 and 2004.
Azerbaijani Parliament adopted a law on the unification of municipalities. Under this law, the number of municipalities decreased from 2,757 to 1,766.
According to Jalaloglu, the initial agreement lets each party represented in the Movement to participate with its own candidate in the election. "However, under the other agreement there will a single list will be compiled on the basis of the total number of candidates nominated by various parties. This means that the parties will nominate candidates as a group, in which they offer each other alternatives," Jalaloglu added.
The quota for all parties will be determined in accordance with the total number of municipalities in each area. "If a party does not nominate a candidate, another party will provide a nomination," the chairman added.
The Civil Movement for Karabakh and the Republic was established on the eve of the referendum held on March 18. The Popular Front of Azerbaijan, the Citizen and Development Party, the Liberal Party, the Democratic Party and the Musavat and Umid parties, as well as a number of public organizations, are represented in the group.
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