Azerbaijan, Baku, August 17 / Trend , J.Babayeva /
The Left Democratic Party of Azerbaijan (LDPA) and the People's Socialist Party (PSP) intend to combine prior to the municipal elections.
"The negotiations on the unification of the parties are continuing. There is a strong probability that before the municipal elections, a political decision will be made to merge the two parties," LDPA chairman Elshan Manafov told Trend on August 17.
He said that there is great need for coordination in the activities of the left parties. "In Azerbaijan there is a need for coordination and direction of forces of all active parties in the country in one track. Activities of the social parties under the same name could expand both the financial opportunities and political resources. Activities in a fragmented manner does not bring political dividends to any of the parties. In Azerbaijan, the possibility of the pressure of political opposition on the political process is almost zero," said Manafov.
In April, PSP and Progressive Socialist Party of Azerbaijan (PSPA) united. After this, PSPA chairman Rustam Shahsuvarov became PSP deputy chairman on public relations. People's Socialist Party of Azerbaijan was established in October 2008. Its chairman is Rovshan Huseynov.
According to Manafov, unlike the party, led by PSP, they held a constituent assembly and submitted some documents to the Ministry of Justice. "Currently they are a step away from receiving registration. If the question of registration will be completed successfully, of course, talks on unification would continue. The leadership of both parties must organize a serious debate on the issue of what position they will occupy after the unification," said Manafov.
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