Ethnic Azeris to stand in Canada parliamentary election
Ethnic Azerbaijanis will run for parliamentary
elections to be held in Canada in 2012, according to Aslan Khalidi,
a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada.
Khalidi told reporters that the Azerbaijani communities had worked together to nominate Azerbaijanis for the parliamentary election.
"Some Armenian members of the NDP have left the party as the number of its Azerbaijani members has increased. Now, Armenians are beginning to be represented in the Liberal Party of Canada," he said.
Khalidi said Canada`s citizens of Azerbaijani origin have to first learn English in order to be represented in the country`s parliament.
Thirty-five members of the NDP are currently represented in the Canadian parliament.
Khalidi told reporters that the Azerbaijani communities had worked together to nominate Azerbaijanis for the parliamentary election.
"Some Armenian members of the NDP have left the party as the number of its Azerbaijani members has increased. Now, Armenians are beginning to be represented in the Liberal Party of Canada," he said.
Khalidi said Canada`s citizens of Azerbaijani origin have to first learn English in order to be represented in the country`s parliament.
Thirty-five members of the NDP are currently represented in the Canadian parliament.
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