Baku / 06.12.19 / Turan: The dissolution of parliament is by no means connected with any political crisis, Siyavush Novruzov, Deputy Executive Secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), said.
According to him, the NAP Political Council initiated the dissolution of parliament to express support for the country's reforms.
“Reforms in executive structures, law enforcement bodies and the judicial system could not pass by the legislative body as well,” he said in an interview with Voice of America.
Novruzov believes that the early dissolution of parliament is a common practice in the world. “A new stage of development has begun in Azerbaijan and in order to give an impetus to this process it is necessary to form a new parliament; so that it promotes creative processes, enacts laws that support these processes, more adequately represents the country in the international arena,” said Novruzov.
What political situation will arise after the election? Answering this question, Novruzov said: “The socio-political situation in the country will become even stronger, economic development, solving social problems will be accelerated, and structural reforms will be sustainable.”
Will deputies who renounce their mandates run for parliament again? According to Novruzov, any citizen of the country who has reached 18 years old and has been living in Azerbaijan for 10 years can participate in the elections as a candidate for deputy. This also applies to deputies of previous convocations.
The New Azerbaijan Party will nominate its candidates and determine which constituency they will run for election in, and among them there may be members of the dissolved parliament, he said.
Novruzov does not agree with the opposition’s allegations of limiting election campaign opportunities. For registration, candidates for deputies need to collect a total of 450 signatures among 40-45 thousand voters. At one time, at least 2 thousand signatures must be collected.
In addition, places for meetings with voters are created for campaigning in each constituency.
Along with this, a registered candidate may appoint a member with an advisory vote to the election commission.
“All this shows that Azerbaijan has a democratic atmosphere for elections,” Novruzov believes. In his opinion, the opposition has no worthy candidates and it puts forward far-fetched pretexts. —06D—
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