Milli Mejlis adopted the controversial draft law
Today, December 16 National In the assemblyPolitical about parties” new law the project was discussed in the third reading. The project was put to a vote and accepted.
Law It consists of 6 chapters and 30 articles. According to the document, for state registration political the party must have at least 5 thousand members. The previous law only required a thousand members for registration. If the number of members is below 4,500, a lawsuit may be filed in court regarding the cancellation of state registration of that party.
Registered parties will be given 180 days to reach 5 thousand members. Also, a register of party members is required.
Besides, political the party Azerbaijan At least 50 fully functional citizens of the Republic (founders) will be able to establish.
Also, 3 percent vote condition in the new project cancellation is being done, all parties that did not win seats in the parliament in the elections will receive financial assistance.
Azerbaijan People’s Front and Musavat opposition parties such as They think that the new law will give the power more control over political parties.
But the project was changed a lot during the discussions. The number of party founders in the previous project 200 people were required. Moreover, party founders 20 he had to live permanently in the country. Also, for registration of political parties 10 a thousand signatures were demanded. In addition, the registration of parties that boycotted two consecutive elections court request for cancellation was also taken.
The previous law was adopted in 1992.