More than 60 Azerbaijani communists to nominate for parliamentary elections

Azerbaijan, Baku, 31 August / corr. Trend T. Hajiyev /

The Communist Party of Azerbaijan (CPA) will nominate 60 candidates for parliamentary elections to be held in November, CPA chairman Rauf Gurbanov told Trend on August 31.

"CPA is fully ready for the elections. We are just waiting for the official announcement of the election campaign," said Gurbanov.

According to Gurbanov, the party's financial base is weak. "So it is difficult for the party to nominate its candidates in more districts. However, our party has enough to deserving candidates," said Gurbanov.

The parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are scheduled for November 7, 2010. Previous parliamentary elections were held in November 2005. Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are held by the majority system in 125 constituencies.

According to CPA chairman, during the elections co-operation of left parties is important. "We want the left parties to have its kind of camp. But it still remains a proposal. It is impossible to create a union with parties who have no base. Therefore, the realization of this issue is not yet possible," said Gurbanov.

CPA was founded in the early of the 20th century as an organization Gummet. Then it functioned as Communist Party of Azerbaijan (Bolsheviks). Upon the decision taken at the extraordinary congress in 1991, the party's activities were suspended. In November 1993, at the restoration-founding congress of the Party, it was decided to restore the activities of the party.