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Differences Occurred in Azerbaijan Opposition Camp

Politics Materials 7 November 2008 15:14 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, 7 November /   Trend , corr. A.Huseynbala/ Serious differences occurred within the Opposition Cooperation Centre, which was established on the threshold of the presidential elections in Azerbaijan.

"The existence of serious differences between the head of the Public Forum For the Name of Azerbaijan Eldar Namazov and Musavat party, as well as between the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) and Musavat cannot be denied," Sardar Jalaloglu, the Chairman of the opposition Democratic Party of Azerbaijan (ADP), said to Trend on 7 November.

The Opposition Cooperation Centre unites three parties -Popular Front, Liberal and Citizen and Development, which are represented in the Azadlig bloc, as well as the Musavat party and public forum For the name of Azerbaijan. In early September, political organizations signed a joint statement to recognize the presidential elections illegal. Under the statement, the Government which would be formed as a result of the elections is considered illegal.

The negotiations were taken place after the presidential elections to combine the opposition parties in the wider coalition. However, mutual blames amongst opposition parties hinder the process.

Opposition parties were unable to unite on the threshold of the elections, according to Jalaloglu, was a fatal mistake. "The unification process to a broader alliance was postponed to the post-election period that will lead to new confrontations among opposition parties," Jalaloglu said.

Many people believe that the formation of a new alliance must happen without a hurry. "We know each other for a long time, and therefore the process should not be delayed," Namazov said to Trend .

A year is needed to prepare to serious political processes. "No alliance is founded in Azerbaijan or an organization similar to alliance is established," Namazov said.

According to Namazov, ADP, PFPA and National Independent Party including other parties should unite. "Unfortunately, our expectations differ from reality. We must remove all subjective reasons and success to establish a real opposition parties' alliance," Namazov added.

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