Azerbaijan, Baku, May 5 / Trend , A.Huseynbala /
On the eve of the referendum, several parties represented in the movement can join the newly formed coalition of Azerbaijani opposition.
"But our main purpose is to unite the opposition in a broader composition on the basis of this movement," - head of the central executive body of Musavat Party Arif Hajiyev, represented in the Movement for Karabakh and Republic, told Trend on May 5.
At the last meeting of Musavat Party, held last week, it was decided to increase the opportunities for creating a broad coalition consisting of a real opposition parties within the Movement for Karabakh and Republic." Formerly, the Opposition discussed cooperation in a broader composition in connection with municipal elections.
Hajili said that Musavat Party has no intention to create a coalition of parties not represented in the Movement. "Saying a broad coalition, we mean the creation of a structure with the consent of all the opposition forces," he added.
"Subsequently, the entrance of any party to our movement will be impossible," Avaz Temirkhan, Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijan Liberal Party, represented in the Movement for Karabakh and Republic, told Trend .
He said that during the establishment of the movement, the parties represented in the Union for Democracy repeatedly received invitations to join the organization, but they refused. "The Union and Azerbaijan National Independence Party (ANIP) did not accept the proposal to prolong the ether time for the agitation campaign during the elections. They refused to hold joint actions, propaganda, joint missions," Temirkhan said.
Temirkhan said that the entrance of any party to the Movement shall be decided by consensus. "Several times we discussed this problem, but we were not allowed to act together with the parties of the Union for Democracy and NIPA," he added.
According to him, the entrance of other political forces to the Movement is unreal. "The decision made by Musavat Party is normal. It is impossible to accept any party as the member of the Movement. The parties represented in the Union for Democracy later understood the need to unite the opposition," said Temirkhan.
The Union for Democracy was founded by the Classic People's Front Party, Azadlig and National and Democratic Party of Azerbaijan after 2005-parliamentary elections. In early September, the Great Azerbaijan Party and in November the People's party joined the Union.
The Movement for Karabakh and Republic unites three parties, represented in the Azadlig bloc (People's Party of Azerbaijan, Liberal and Citizen and Development) Musavat, Umid and Democratic Party.
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