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JAMIL HASANLI: THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN IS NOT EQUAL FOR ALL
Turan Information Agency
September 17, 2013 Tuesday
Baku/16.09.13/Turan : Contrary to the desire of the authorities
to remove the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) from the
political arena, this structure, as a model unifying model opposition,
confirmed its viability said at the press conference the presidential
candidate of the NCDF Jamil Hasanli .
"The National Council was established as a model unifying the
opposition, and in its center is a prominent representative of
public opinion in Azerbaijan, Rustam Ibrahimbayov. The other day,
a delegation of the National Council visited the United Kingdom and
had meetings with representatives of the political establishment,
experts and human rights activists. Rustam Ibrahimbayov, for some
reason, could not come to London, but the day before we met him in
Tbilisi, and discussed election strategy.
Rustam Ibrahimbayov said that he will continue to lead the election
strategy," said Hasanli.
According to him, Ibrahimbayov called a provocation reports by some
media that he wants to resign from his post of the head of the NCDF.
Referring to the election campaign which started on September 16,
Hasanli said there are unequal opportunities . "For us, today begins
the election campaign, and for Ilham
Aliyev, it started with the announcement of this date. Every day,
television stations dedicate him a few hours. This is motivated by
the fact that he is the current president.
But in fact he is a candidate for the presidency. To give the coverage
of the current activity of the head of state it is sufficient to show
news stories for 30-40 seconds, instead of showing him for hours.
We are not against the increase of salaries of the population , but
if it is done on the eve of the election, it means that one of the
contenders uses public resources in his favor," said Hasanli.
Answering the question how Hasanli sees the future of Azerbaijan
in case if he wins elections, , he said that first of all it is a
country with a just society, the rights to a decent life , integrated
into the Euro-Atlantic space. Hasanli condemned the foreign policy
of the current government because of Azerbaijan's accession to the
Non-Aligned Movement .
"The country, 20 % of territories of which are occupied, should
not be involved in the Non-Aligned Movement," said Hasanli , noting
that Azerbaijan should have good neighborly relations and mutually
beneficial cooperation with neighboring countries.
Referring to the Karabakh conflict, he expressed the opinion that
this issue has become for the ruling elites of the two countries
a tool for maintaining power. For 20 years Aliyev's regime has not
released even 20 meters of occupied lands, he said.
As for the electoral tactics , the co-chairman of the electoral
headquarters of Hasanli , head of the Supreme Majlis of PPFA,
Hasan Karimov said that the NCDF has no representatives in election
commissions. It was therefore decided to delegate one member of an
advisory capacity, as well as observers to all 5,000 polling precincts,
and 125 district election commissions.
He also called a serious violation of the electoral law the
distribution on first day of the school year, a book for students and
teachers "Baku: 2003-2013" which praises Ilham Aliyev. The publisher
of the book is the Ministry of Economic Development. Karimov believes
that the participation of the Ministry in the election campaign is
a serious violation of the law. This book could be published only at
the expense of the election Fund by Aliyev.
The other co-chairman of the electoral headquarters of Hasanli, deputy
chairman of "Musavat", Gulaga Aslanly, told about unfavorable sites
designated for rallies. "In reality, these places have been allocated
by the Baku executive power, not by the CEC. We will officially ask
that the CEC establish places for the election agitation.-06D--
From: A. Papazian
Turan Information Agency
September 17, 2013 Tuesday
Baku/16.09.13/Turan : Contrary to the desire of the authorities
to remove the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) from the
political arena, this structure, as a model unifying model opposition,
confirmed its viability said at the press conference the presidential
candidate of the NCDF Jamil Hasanli .
"The National Council was established as a model unifying the
opposition, and in its center is a prominent representative of
public opinion in Azerbaijan, Rustam Ibrahimbayov. The other day,
a delegation of the National Council visited the United Kingdom and
had meetings with representatives of the political establishment,
experts and human rights activists. Rustam Ibrahimbayov, for some
reason, could not come to London, but the day before we met him in
Tbilisi, and discussed election strategy.
Rustam Ibrahimbayov said that he will continue to lead the election
strategy," said Hasanli.
According to him, Ibrahimbayov called a provocation reports by some
media that he wants to resign from his post of the head of the NCDF.
Referring to the election campaign which started on September 16,
Hasanli said there are unequal opportunities . "For us, today begins
the election campaign, and for Ilham
Aliyev, it started with the announcement of this date. Every day,
television stations dedicate him a few hours. This is motivated by
the fact that he is the current president.
But in fact he is a candidate for the presidency. To give the coverage
of the current activity of the head of state it is sufficient to show
news stories for 30-40 seconds, instead of showing him for hours.
We are not against the increase of salaries of the population , but
if it is done on the eve of the election, it means that one of the
contenders uses public resources in his favor," said Hasanli.
Answering the question how Hasanli sees the future of Azerbaijan
in case if he wins elections, , he said that first of all it is a
country with a just society, the rights to a decent life , integrated
into the Euro-Atlantic space. Hasanli condemned the foreign policy
of the current government because of Azerbaijan's accession to the
Non-Aligned Movement .
"The country, 20 % of territories of which are occupied, should
not be involved in the Non-Aligned Movement," said Hasanli , noting
that Azerbaijan should have good neighborly relations and mutually
beneficial cooperation with neighboring countries.
Referring to the Karabakh conflict, he expressed the opinion that
this issue has become for the ruling elites of the two countries
a tool for maintaining power. For 20 years Aliyev's regime has not
released even 20 meters of occupied lands, he said.
As for the electoral tactics , the co-chairman of the electoral
headquarters of Hasanli , head of the Supreme Majlis of PPFA,
Hasan Karimov said that the NCDF has no representatives in election
commissions. It was therefore decided to delegate one member of an
advisory capacity, as well as observers to all 5,000 polling precincts,
and 125 district election commissions.
He also called a serious violation of the electoral law the
distribution on first day of the school year, a book for students and
teachers "Baku: 2003-2013" which praises Ilham Aliyev. The publisher
of the book is the Ministry of Economic Development. Karimov believes
that the participation of the Ministry in the election campaign is
a serious violation of the law. This book could be published only at
the expense of the election Fund by Aliyev.
The other co-chairman of the electoral headquarters of Hasanli, deputy
chairman of "Musavat", Gulaga Aslanly, told about unfavorable sites
designated for rallies. "In reality, these places have been allocated
by the Baku executive power, not by the CEC. We will officially ask
that the CEC establish places for the election agitation.-06D--
From: A. Papazian