Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept.14. / Trend A.Huseynbala /
Election of Baku mayor is necessary, Azerbaijani MP, Fazail Ibrahimli, said.
"If we have taken such an obligation before the Council of Europe, then one day it must be done," Fazail Ibrahimli, Azerbaijani MP, a member of the parliamentary committee on regional issues, told trend News on Sept.14.
Ian Micallef, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, said that it is time for Azerbaijan to elect the mayor of its capital, as other countries in the South Caucasus did. Congress advised Azerbaijan to make the position of Chief Executive of the capital (the mayor) elected, but not appointed, "Micallef said.
According Ibrahimli, before the elections, first it is necessary to determine the status of the Baku mayor and mayor's terms of office. "The election of the mayor through the voting will increase the responsibility of the person. I believe the law, which will be developed, will also include the regulations on the election of mayor for no more than two times. Of course, if the first term of his activities would not be satisfactory, no one will give him confidence for a second term. If we are a democratic country, it is necessary to fulfill the obligation to establish the institution of mayor in Baku in the near future, "Ibrahimli said.
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