Azeri party exec rules out chances for Kyrgyzstan-like unrest
Deputy chairman of the ruling Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party (YAP),
Ali Ahmadov, has said there are no grounds for reoccurrence in
Azerbaijan of the developments that have taken place in
Kyrgyzstan.
The Kyrgyz opposition forcefully seized power on Wednesday. Mass riots swept through the Central Asian state in which up to a hundred people were killed. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled the capital, and the opposition formed an interim government.
Ahmadov told reporters that unlike Kyrgyzstan, stability and well-being reign in Azerbaijan, which is due to the fact that the government was formed in the South Caucasus republic "not based on foreign recipes, but by the will of the people."
The YAP official recalled that similar disturbances occurred in Kyrgyzstan five years ago. "This shows that governments not formed by the will of the people cannot last long. And this is how everything ends for governments that do not lean on public will and are formed on the basis of proposals made outside the country."
Ali Karimli, chairman of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, said he would not want a repetition of the Kyrgyzstan events in Azerbaijan.
"As an opposition representative, I would not wish for this to happen in Azerbaijan. However, whether or not this can happen depends on the government’s policy. The government should unequivocally reject the policy of violence and allow people to assemble freely and express their views during elections."
Karimli said all authoritarian regimes should "learn a lesson" from the Kyrgyzstan turmoil.
"When the people have no chance to express their will, political processes trample the civilized course and mutual violence emerges. What happened in Kyrgyzstan should serve as a message to everyone that it is impossible to retain power by authoritarianism and violence."*
The Kyrgyz opposition forcefully seized power on Wednesday. Mass riots swept through the Central Asian state in which up to a hundred people were killed. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled the capital, and the opposition formed an interim government.
Ahmadov told reporters that unlike Kyrgyzstan, stability and well-being reign in Azerbaijan, which is due to the fact that the government was formed in the South Caucasus republic "not based on foreign recipes, but by the will of the people."
The YAP official recalled that similar disturbances occurred in Kyrgyzstan five years ago. "This shows that governments not formed by the will of the people cannot last long. And this is how everything ends for governments that do not lean on public will and are formed on the basis of proposals made outside the country."
Ali Karimli, chairman of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, said he would not want a repetition of the Kyrgyzstan events in Azerbaijan.
"As an opposition representative, I would not wish for this to happen in Azerbaijan. However, whether or not this can happen depends on the government’s policy. The government should unequivocally reject the policy of violence and allow people to assemble freely and express their views during elections."
Karimli said all authoritarian regimes should "learn a lesson" from the Kyrgyzstan turmoil.
"When the people have no chance to express their will, political processes trample the civilized course and mutual violence emerges. What happened in Kyrgyzstan should serve as a message to everyone that it is impossible to retain power by authoritarianism and violence."*
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