Baku/24.06.23/Turan: Ali Karimli was re-elected to the post of chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, at the VII (X) congress of this one of the country's leading opposition organizations, held on June 24 at .
The congress also formed a new seven-member control and revision commission of the party.
63 members of the Supreme Majlis of the party were also elected
The congress decided to submit the documents of the party to the Ministry of Justice for re-registration in accordance with the requirements of the new law on political parties.
The leader of the Popular Front, Abulfaz Elchibey, served as President of Azerbaijan in 1992-1993. In 1995, the Popular Front was transformed into a party and registered in the same year. The chairman of the PPFA since 2001 is Ali Kerimli. ---06B---
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