Azerbaijan, Baku, 1 August / Trend corr. E.Babayev / Mammad Alizade, Chairman of the Azerbaijani Democratic World Party, told Trend that a new bloc regarding the upcoming presidential elections was expected to be established in Azerbaijan. "The Reformist political parties bloc, that we have already strated forming, will announce its position and plans regrading the elections," Alizade said.
Azerbaijan will host the presidential elections on 15 October.
The Reformist political party bloc was established during the parliamentary elections 2005. "Now, we are to expand bloc's activity. The aim that the bloc's activity was restored is to support the candidature of the incimbent President Ilham Aliyev. At present, four parties are represneted in the bloc - Democratic World of Azerbaijan, Free Republicans, Republicans ans Democratic Enlightnment. The Great Nation party is also expected to join the bloc. Other parties also want to join the bloc. Reformist political party bloc is not an alternative of the Consulting Assembly, which unites pro-governmental parties. However, we do not oppose the political line of the Consulting Assembly," Alizade stated.
Samir Adigozalli, Chairman of the Great Nation party, stated that his party would join the Reformist political party bloc. Party has already reached agreement on this issue with Alizade. "The Supreme Assembly of our party will nominate the candidature of the incumbent Prtesident Ilham Aliyev on 10 August. Reformist political party bloc's aim is to support Aliyev's candidature,' Adigozalli said.
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