Motherland Party
Ana Vətən Partiyası
AbbreviationAVP
LeaderFazail Agamali
Founded24 November 1990 (1990-11-24)
Registered11 August 1992 (1992-08-11)
Split fromAzerbaijani Popular Front
HeadquartersBaku
Membership (2015)20,000[1]
IdeologyNational conservatism[2]
Statism[2]
Political positionCentre-right[2]
National Assembly
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Municipalities
187 / 1,607
Website
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The Motherland Party (Azerbaijani: Ana Vətən Partiyası, AVP[3]) is an Azerbaijani political party established in 1990, and formally registered in 1992.[4]

History

Early years

Fazail Agamali took an active role in the independence movement in Azerbaijan between 1988 and 1990 and he was a prominent figure of the Azerbaijan Popular Front. However, a number of controversies arose between him and other movement leaders after the Black January incidents. The process concluded with the resignation of Fazail Agamali from the Popular Front. After these developments, supporters of Agamali demanded the formation of a new political party. Hence, on 24 November 1990 founding congress of the Motherland Party took place and Fazail Agamali elected as the chairman of the party.[5]

In the Cabinet

AVP first joined an oppositional bloc of parties which was formed for the presidential elections in 1991 and after the presidential election of 1992 the party supported and joined the Government under Abulfaz Elchibey.[4] Following the victory in the presidential elections in 1993 of Heydar Aliyev, the AVP also joined his government. Its party leader Fazail Agamali, was the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population under both presidents.[4]

In the Parliament

Motherland party actively takes part in the parliament elections, and the party took seats in the National Assembly of Azerbaijan in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020.[6]

Ideology

The party's goal is to create a "free, powerful, democratic and whole Azerbaijan".[7] The fundamentals of the ideological framework of the party is based on the principle of statism.[8][4]

Members and organizational structure

The Motherland Party (AVP) has a 6-member Political Council and a 14-member Supreme Assembly. The Motherland Party also has a Youth Committee and a Women's Council, as well as raion branches in 55 raions and 4 cities.[9]

The headquarters of the Motherland Party is located in the Narimanov district of Baku. The party has 62 regional organizations. In total, the party has 20.000 members.[9]

Electoral results

Parliamentary
Election year(s) Votes % Seats +/–
1995–1996 140,821 3.96
1 / 25
 1
2000–2001 – –
1 / 25
 Increase 1
2005 – –
2 / 125
 Increase 1
2010 33,275 1.39
2 / 125
 Steady
2015 28,483 0.99
1 / 125
 Decrease 1
2020 – –
1 / 125
 Steady

See also

References

  1. ^ https://qafqazinfo.az/news/detail/siyasi-partiyalarin-nece-uzvu-var-sorgu-126014 Siyasi partiyaların neçə üzvü var? – Sorğu
  2. ^ a b c Dia.az. "Ana Vətən Partiyası - 27 - Deputat təbrik etdi" (in Azerbaijani).
  3. ^ "History" Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  4. ^ a b c d Babak, Vladimir; Vaisman, Demian; Wasserman, Aryeh (23 November 2004). Political Organization in Central Asia and Azerbaijan: Sources and Documents. Routledge. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-135-77681-7.
  5. ^ Modern.az. "Fəzail Ağamalı: "Qabil Hüseynli dedi ki, gəl bir partiya yaradaq" (in Azerbaijani).
  6. ^ "Partiyanın Təvəllüd Və Təşəkkül Tarixindən" (in Azerbaijani). Motherland party. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Party Program" Archived 9 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  8. ^ "Ana Vətən Partiyası parlament seçkilərində iştirak edəcək". report.az. Report News Agency. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Siyasi partiyaların neçə üzvü var? – Sorğu". qafqazinfo.az. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

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