Azeri MP produces list, says results of 5th November elections already decided

Text of report by Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 25th October

[Presenter] The chairman of the committee to protect the rights of parliamentary hopefuls refused registration, [MP] Matlab Mutallimli, has given ANS the names of those to be elected as MPs under the first-past-the-post system at the 5th November parliamentary elections. The list presented by Mr Mutallimli contains 99 names. To recap, as the elections are not to be held in No 42 Khankendi [Stepanakert] constituency, the 100th MP will not be elected under the first-past-the-post system.

According to the list presented by Mutallimli, 67 members of the New Azerbaijan Party will be elected MPs under the first-past-the-post system at the 5th November parliamentary elections. In addition, the list contains the names of one member from the Musavat, Motherland, Democratic Enlightenment, Social Welfare, National Independence and Alliance for Azerbaijan parties. The number of independent candidates to be elected to parliament is 23 [figures as given].

For seven constituencies two names are given as it has not been decided exactly who will become MP. The name of the MP to be elected from No 99 Shemakha-Agsu constituency has not been decided yet.

More details will be presented in the next editions of Khabarchi.

Source: ANS TV, Baku, in Azeri 1000 gmt 25 Oct 00

BBC Mon TCU 251000 ad/la

Email this article
Posted October 27, 2000 © Eurasianet
http://www.eurasianet.org

	The Central Eurasia Project aims, through its website, meetings, papers, and grants, to foster a more informed debate about the social, political and economic developments of the Caucasus and Central Asia. It is a program of the Open Society Institute-New York. The Open Society Institute-New York is a private operating and grantmaking foundation that promotes the development of open societies around the world by supporting educational, social, and legal reform, and by encouraging alternative approaches to complex and controversial issues. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the position of the Open Society Institute and are the sole responsibility of the author or authors.