Mais Gulaliyev, the Azerbaijani Greens Party’s presidential candidate and co-chairman of the party, will submit signature lists to the Central Elections Commission at the end of week, the party told Trend News on 27 August. The CEC officially registered the candidature of President Ilham Aliyev, the chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP).
According to the Greens Party, signature collecting campaign is nearing to completion. More than 40,000 signatures were collected at 65 constituencies. At present they are being verified at the party. In accordance with the schedule of the party’s Elections staff, it is expected to collect about 45,000 signatures by the end of August. /Trend/