Equality party called for the presidential election of Azerbaijan in the conditions of political competition

, the Equality party issued a statement regarding the holding of early presidential elections in Azerbaijan.

In this statement it is stated: The democratic environment for holding elections is the release of all political prisoners, freedom of gatherings, freedom of speech and thought, and representation of contending parties in election commissions. The Equality Party wants the authorities of Azerbaijan to comply with these conditions and remove all restrictions that prevent the holding of elections in the conditions of equal political competition.

Equality Party also states: None of the national elections and referendums held in the Republic of Azerbaijan since 1993 have met the basic conditions of democratic elections. In addition to all this, in recent years, political officials have used the procedure of early elections to facilitate their victory. signed the extraordinary republic in Azerbaijan on February 7, 2024.

Equality Party believes: public discussions should have been held before early elections were announced and the reasons It was explained. With this decision, the authorities minimized the possibility of the political opposition and those demanding change in the country, as well as possible observer missions to prepare for the elections. The fact that election campaigns are placed on holidays and short days and cold weather leads to a decrease in people’s activity in the election process, which is in favor of the authorities who want to turn the election into a ceremonial process.

Equality party believes that the beginning of a new wave of repression in the Republic of Azerbaijan on the eve of the elections, the arrest of political activists and journalists once again confirms that the authorities do not intend to hold democratic elections this time. .

The hard-line political forces, who are constantly calling for elections with their biased slogans, are nothing but cheap demagoguery regarding the February elections of next year.

This The member of parliament added: There is no basis for the claim of the radicals that according to the new law of “political parties” they had a lot of problems in gathering only 5 thousand members. Radicals who have no voting base and have lost their credibility over the past years, instead of admitting their weakness, have once again chosen the path of creating incitement and discord in the society. However, their efforts are doomed to fail this time as well. because the people of Azerbaijan know their basic nature very well. Republic of Azerbaijan

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