Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 1 / Trend T. Hajiyev /
Sulheddin Akbar and Ibrahim Ibrahimli resigned due to the differences of antagonistic opinion within the party, Keramet Salayev, Musavat Party board member, plenipotentiary representative of Sulheddin Akbar during his election campaign, told Trend.
Sulheddin Akbar, chairman of the majlis of the Musavat Party and Ibrahim Ibrahimli, member of the party resigned Nov. 29. Akbar explained this step as disagreement with the strategic course of the party. Ibrahim Ibrahimli cited as evidence the fact that the party leadership does not trust him.
"Until now, there were forces within the party, worried about the policy pursued by Akbar and Ibrahimli to unite Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan and Musavat party. Both of them acted to unite the parties. It was also clear that some individuals within "Musavat" were against the union. They resigned because of this reason, " he said.
Musavat head Isa Gambar proposed to unite the parties following the course of Rasulzadeh-Elchibey on July 15 at the 21st anniversary event of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan. The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan reacted first to the proposal.
Musavat Party was established in October 1911 in Baku. On May 28, 1918 in Tbilisi, Musavat Party together with several parties announced the independence of Azerbaijan. In connection with the occupation of Azerbaijan by the Red Army in 1920, Musavat Party proceeded to the secret activities.
The party was re-launched Nov. 7, 1992. Isa Gambar was elected chief of the party. A former parliamentary speaker, Gambar ran in the 2003 presidential elections. The party has four MPs in parliament.