 At its congress on 18 August, Yurddash oppositional party of Azerbaijan made a decision supporting candidate from the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), the current Head of State Ilham Aliyev, in the Presidential elections. “Yurddash Party considers that the President Ilham Aliyev possesses the highest chances amongst the candidates, and therefore, the participants in the congress made a decision to support the candidate from NAP, the chairman of Yurddash Party, former MP Mayis Safarli, told TrendNews on 18 August. Yurddash Party was created at the beginning of 1990. For long time, it has been represented in the democratic congress and other oppositional unions. Safarli was an MP in 2000 - 2005.
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