Former party exec: Musavat on the brink of collapse
BAKU – The Azerbaijani opposition Musavat party is close to collapse, ex-Musavat Assembly Chairman Sulheddin Akbar said at a news conference on Friday.
"The Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) has left the crisis behind," Akbar said. "If Musavat and PFPA do not unite, Musavat will face difficulties."
Akbar and Musavat Assembly member Ibrahim Ibrahimli resigned on Nov. 29. Akbar said he resigned due to a disagreement with the party's strategic course. Ibrahimli said the party's leadership simply did not trust him.
In their joint statement made on Nov.30, Akbar and Ibrahimli said they resigned as they did not agree with antagonistic opinions of some party members.
Musavat head Isa Gambar proposed to unite Musavat and APFP on July 15. The APFP decided to join Musavat at a congress on Sept. 25.
Akbar spoke about those that would happen if the union of parties does not take place.
"If the parties do not unite, we can expect more casualties in the Musavat Party. The expectations of society become negative, and the Musavat Party is more exposed to public criticism. If Musavat reject a helping hand of the APFP, this will lead to bad consequences," said Akbar.
According to him, some people put their personal interests above the idea of combining the Musavat and Popular Front Party and opposed against this union.
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