Some Azerbaijani opposition parties refused to join to the opposition’s joint statement.
The Classical Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan and the Open Society Party did not join the opposition parties’ joint statement boycotting the presidential elections, Ali Karimli, the co-chairman of Azadlig bloc and the chairman of the National Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) told journalists on 5 September.
Karimli said that negotiations were held with these parties. “Technical problems aroused at the Open Society Party to make a decision, but they expressed their agreement with this statement. The document was also coordinated with Mirmahmud Miralioglu, the chairman of the CPFPA. The Union For Democracy, where the CPFPA is included, put forward terms, that if all parties represented at the Union join the statement, the CPFPA can sign this document,” Karimli said.
The CPFPA agrees with principles of the statement, Miralioglu, the chairman of the CPFPA told Trend News on 5 September.
“The Union For Democracy believes that it would be more real if all parties of the Union sign the joint statement. Thus Azadlig bloc joined the statement with all three parties, which are represented at the organization. If all four parties represented at the Union (the CPFPA, the Azadlig Party, the Great Azerbaijan Party and the National Democratic Party) do not decide to join the statement, the CPFPA will not join the document, as well,” Miralioglu said. /Trend/