Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. G.Jabiyev / The Open Society Party (OSP) of Azerbaijan leaded by the ex-Speaker Rasul Guliyev do not believe that Azerbaijani opposition may gain win during the upcoming presidential elections.
"Opposition leaders who took part at the latest presidential and parliamentary elections fulfilled their mission," stated OSP's Deputy leader Zamina Dunyamaliyeva.
The presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be held ion 15 October 2008.
The ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) nominated candidature of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the next term. However, the Azadlig bloc, unites three opposition parties, Popular Front, Liberal and Citizen and Development, stated the bloc would boycott the upcoming presidential elections if no changes to be made in composition of election commissions, as well as elections to be held on parity basis.
OSP has not taken a concrete decision concerning participation at the elections. Party members will try Guliyev's return to the country till the first quarter of 2008.
"We should not expect success of opposition during the elections taking into consideration the current situation in the country. I believe so," Dunyamaliyeva said.
OSP was founded by Rasul Guliyev, the ex-Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, in April 2007.