Azerbaijan, Baku, August 11 / Trend J. Babayeva /
Trend conducted poll to find out opinion of opposition political parties due to amendments and changes to the law Political parties. According to the poll, several opposition parties will have proposals concerning the bill.
The Azerbaijani Social-Democratic party considers preparation of new bill political parties as meaningless.
"There are principles of recognized political parties' existence. If a party operates, participates in elections and is famous in the country, it must be considered as registered," co-chairman of the Azerbaijani Social-Democratic party, Araz Alizade, told Trend on August 11.
Regarding with financing of parties placed in agenda now, Alizade said that there are also world-adopted principles due to this problem. "The state allocates funds with balance corresponding to number of voters to parties represented in the parliament. There is no principle of financing of all parties by the state in the world," co-chairman of the Azerbaijani Social-Democratic party said.
Regarding with re-registration of parties having registration, Alizade said that it is wrong. "Even people do not get birth certificates after certain time," he said.
Alizade said that they have no intention to prepare proposals to the bill. "Nobody pays attention to statements of parties not represented in the Parliament," he said.
The Civil Solidarity Party will have proposals towards new bill Political parties. "In the Milli Majlis we stood for financing of parties by the state, creation of equal terms for all parties. We will have proposals during next discussions too," chairman of the Civil Solidarity Party, MP, Sabir Rustamkhanli, told Trend on August 11.
Though the Azerbaijani Democratic Party has proposals concerning the bill, representatives of the party did not want to speak about them in details. "The law must serve to development of society. From this point of view, our proposals will concern development of political parties, relations of political parties and the state, participation in social and state life," chairman of the Azerbaijani Democratic Party, Sardar Jalaloglu, told trend News on August 11.
Regarding with re-registration of parties, Jalaloglu said that any law can regulate situation occurred after its approval. "It is impossible to regulate political relations of 10-20 years' prescription by taking laws daily.
Musavat party considers the existing law Political parties as rather democratic. "It played an important role in formation of a multiparty system in Azerbaijan. But, gaps will sure to be in this law, as in other laws. For example, it would be nice if the law reflects such issues as financing of political parties from state budget, creation of normal conditions for their work, protection of their leaders and offices, etc. I think that other clauses of the law are rather democratic," head of the Central Executive Office of Musavat party, Arif Hajili, told Trend on August 11.
The Azerbaijani National Independence Party considers amendments and changes to the law Political parties as necessary. "The law must be brought in accordance with modern requirements."The party had proposals concerning amendments and changes to the law that were submitted before and after the referendum to the Milli Majlis and the presidential administration," secretary on the press and propaganda of the Azerbaijani National Independence Party, Ali Orujev, told Trend on August 11.
He said that proposals will be presented to the corresponding state agencies on the eve of discussion of the bill at the autumn session of the Milli Majlis, in case of necessity. "Criteria for financing of parties by the state were indicated among proposals of the parties. We think that such factors as participation of the party in elections, international cooperation, impact on publicity of the country, local structure of the party, representation in municipalities and the Parliament must be taken into account concerning financing," Orujev said.
The new bill Political parties will be submitted to the Milli Majlis at the autumn session. It is envisaged that the new law will reflect issues on registration, financing, activity, participation in elections, role in society, international cooperation of political parties and other issues.
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