Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 31 / Trend A.Huseynbala /
Leaders of Azerbaijani opposition parties do not believe in victory in the municipal elections
"The main reason is the low activity of voters in the regions and that the opposition's opportunities to control over the election at the regional level are significantly limited," head of the Great Establishment Party (GEP), MP, Fazil Mustafa, told Trend on Aug.31.
Azerbaijan will hold the municipal elections in December 2009.
Before, Azerbaijan held municipal elections in 1999 and 2004.
The Azerbaijani Parliament adopted a law on unification of municipalities. Under the law, number of municipalities decreased from 2,757 to 1,766.
The opposition may gain a serious success in case voting is organized on high level and observation. Therefore, opposition's gaining several places seems important, Mustafa added.
The opposition GEP was established in 2004 and registered in 2005. The chairman of the party Fazil Mustafa is member of Azerbaijani parliament. He won 2.4 percent of votes in the 2008 presidential elections.
Victory of radical opposition in the municipal elections seems unpersuasive, chairman of the Liberal-Democratic party (LDPA), Fuad Aliyev, told Trend on Aug.31.
The candidates from the constructive opposition parties have more opportunity to gain success. "I believe that the opposition parties which participated in the 2008 presidential election, will be more successful in the municipal elections," the chairman said.
Liberal-Democratic party was established in 1999. Party chairman Zakir Mammadov died in 2000. Party split in 2001. Valeh Ibadov and Fuad Aliyev pretended for chairmanship in the party. Party headed by Fuad Aliyev was recognized as Liberal-Democratic party and was registered upon decision of the Supreme Court in 2004.
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