Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / The chairman of the Our Azerbaijan bloc and leader of the Turks Nationalistic Party, Vugar Bayturan, called on opposition leaders for joint discussions on the issues concerning the formation of election commissions and participation of the opposition at the upcoming presidential elections 2008, a spokesman for the bloc told the Trend Agency on 26 September.
The bloc considers that the approaching presidential elections will be the last chance for the current opposition and therefore they should join their efforts.
Democracy in Azerbaijan will be under threat if the opposition parties do not join efforts in the upcoming presidential elections, Bayturan said.
Azerbaijani opposition parties adhere to different positions in formation of election commissions they should therefore find ways to agree in order to strengthen their efforts. Bayturan called on all opposition parties to hold consultation.
Our Azerbaijan bloc unites eight parties.