Azerbaijan, Baku, March.11 / Trend , A.Huseynbala/
We are interested in having MP candidates amongst intellectuals and respectable people of Western Azerbaijan, pro-opposition party leader of Azerbaijan said.
"As Coordinating Council of Western Azerbaijanis works together with us, we will jointly run for the parliamentary elections," Muasir Musavat Party (MMP) Chairman Hafiz Hajiyev told Trend .
The parliamentary elections will be held in Azerbaijan in autumn 2010. The previous elections were held in November 2005. The parliamentary elections are held by the majority system in 125 constituencies in Azerbaijan.
Some forces are making efforts to own the voters of Western Azerbaijanis in the parliamentary elections.
"We often meet with the intellectuals, respectable people from Western Azerbaijan, they have always remained faithful to strengthen both our party and the state of the country, protect the country's stability. Therefore, we will jointly participate in parliamentary elections in accordance with the policy direction of our party," - MMP chairman said.
We will put forward more than 80 candidates. "Presently, 174 people's names are in the list. We must once again choose among them the most influential intellectuals, young people and women. We will not allow to put forward two people's candidacy from one district" he said.
Party Chairman Hafiz Hajiyev headed the Azerbalig Concern in 1992-1993. In 2000 he founded Modern Musavat. The party was registered in 2002 and calls itself the "constructive opposition."
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