Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 21 / Trend , A.Huseynbala/
A new chairman has been elected in an Azerbaijani opposition party.
"At the meeting of the Supreme Majlis on Sunday, my candidature for the chairman position has been unanimously supported," newly elected Chairman of the Open Society Party (OSP), Vagif Mahmudov told Trend on Sept. 21.
In June 2009, Akif Shahbazov resigned from this position. At the board meeting, the duties were assigned to the chairman of the Supreme Majlis, Vagif Mahmudov.
Mahmudov said during the meeting, he resigned from this position. "Dayandur Gambarov was elected the new chairman of the Supreme Majlis," said the new head of OSP.
At the meeting of the party was also considered the issue of Zamina Dunyamaliyeva, Advisor to the Chairman of the Party. "It was decided to exclude Zamin Khanum from the party due to repeated violations of requirements of the party's regulations. Although she was repeatedly invited to attend meetings of the Board, Zamin Khanum impartially expressed about the party in the press, and therefore, the party's members offered to debate this issue at the Supreme Majlis," said the chairman.
Concerning the future activity of the party, the OSP chairman said that consultations are being held with the party leader Rasul Guliyev due to this ongoing process. "We will take steps in accordance with the situation. But we will not partake in the municipal elections, such a decision has been passed by the Supreme Majlis," said Mahmudov.
Right-centrist opposition Open Society party was set up in April 2007. Leader of the party is ex-speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Rasul Guliyev. At present, Guliyev lives as emigrant. Guliyev headed Azerbaijani Democratic Party till February 2007. He established Open Society party.
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