The Unity Party (Azerbaijani: Vəhdət Partiyası, VP) is a political party in Azerbaijan led by Tahir Kərimli. It supports a resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that restores the pre-conflict territorial boundaries of Azerbaijan.[1]
Unity Party Vəhdət Partiyası | |
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| Abbreviation | VP |
| Chairman | Tahir Kərimli |
| Vice Chairman | Əbdülvahab Manafov Vasif Əfəndiyev |
| Founder | Tahir Kərimli |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Registered | 11 December 1998 |
| Split from | Azerbaijani Popular Front Party |
| Headquarters | B.Səfəroglu, 28, Baku |
| Membership | 1,000 |
| Ideology | Political unionism[1] (Restoration of territorial integrity with fair resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict) |
| Anthem | Koroghlu opera |
| National Assembly | 1 / 125 |
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| Facebook page | |
History
editThe party was established in 1995.[2] In April 2000 a breakaway led to the formation of the Unity Party II, which later merged into the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party.[2] It supported Ilham Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party in the 2008 presidential elections.[3]
In the 2015 parliamentary elections the party won a single seat,[4] with Kərimli elected in the Ağsu-İsmayilli constituency.[5]
Election results
editNational Assembly elections
edit| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tahir Kerimli | 2,186 | 0.09 | 0 / 125
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New |  25th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2015 | 15,070 | 0.53 | 1 / 125
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 1
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9th
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Opposition | |
| 2020 | 11,347 | 0.49 | 0 / 125
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 0
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8th
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Opposition | |
| 2024 | 3,159 | 0.13 | 0 / 125
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1
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18th
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Extra-parliamentary |
References
edit- ^ a b Aslanov, Bakhtiyar; Samedzade, Sevinj (December 2017). "The Positions of Political Parties and Movements in Azerbaijan on the Resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict". Caucasus Edition: Journal of Conflict Transformation. Retrieved 17 September 2021. Article PDF
- ^ a b Europa World Yearbook 2004, Taylor & Francis Group, p634
- ^ Vahdat Party to Support Candidacy of Current President of Azerbaijan at Presidential Elections Trend, 19 September 2007
- ^ Last elections IPU
- ^ 87. Ağsu-İsmayilli MSK
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