The number of political parties applying for participation in extraordinary parliamentary elections on Feb. 9 has reached 21, Eurasia Diary reports citing Report News Agency.
Notably, the authorized representatives of 20 parties have been registered before. These are the New Azerbaijan Party, Azerbaijan Hope Party, Civic Unity Party (Azerbaijan), Great Order Party, Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, National Revival Movement Party, Azerbaijan National Independence Party, Azerbaijan Democratic Party, Great Azerbaijan Party, United Azerbaijan Party, Ana Veten (Motherland) Party, Takamul (Evolution) Party, Musavat (Equality) Party, Azerbaijan Social Welfare Party, Party for Democratic Reforms, Vahdat (Unity) Party, Modern Equality Party, Azerbaijan Liberal Party, Azerbaijan Democratic Education Party, Modern Musavat Party.
CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov said at today's meeting that 461 people nominated by 19 political parties, 16 by initiative groups, and 1749 individually: "Of them, 2066 have already been confirmed, and 1903 have received their signature lists. 580 people filled out the signature sheets and returned them. 285 persons out of them were registered".