Baku/11.03.20/Turan: If the deputies are not elected by the people, but are appointed by the authorities, then there is no need to talk about any difference between the new and old parliaments, Isa Gambar, the head of the Center for National Strategic Thought said in an interview with the Azerbaijani Voice of America service.
“There is no serious difference. Of the old ones, about 80 remained, and over 40 “for the first time” ended up in parliament. However, one can talk about a real change in the composition if true elections were held, and deputies who were really elected by the people would get into parliament. In the new parliament, there are the same appointees of the authorities,” Gambar said.
The parliament has updated the leadership. Does this mean changes in the management of the legislature? Answering this question, Gambar repeated that he did not expect any innovations.
“For the new leadership, as well as the previous one, will fulfill the instructions of the executive branch,” Gambar said. In his opinion, the snap elections on February 9 put an end to the tales of reform.
If someone wants to carry out serious reforms, he must create a Constitutional Committee with the participation of prominent experts, lawyers, and representatives of political parties. The constitution must either be rewritten or radically updated.
Azerbaijan must move from a presidential to a parliamentary republic. The issue of restoring the proportional electoral system of parliamentary elections should be resolved. Conditions must be created for normal elections and after their implementation real reforms. -03B06-
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