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Justice Party deputy chairman: â€œIf I were Ilyas Ismayilov, I would renounce a mandateâ€

21 February 2011 13:29 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Parvin Abbasov â€“ APA. Deputy Chairman of Justice Party Elkhan Shukurlu, who couldnâ€™t find his name in the list of nominees for the Central Election Commission, issued a statement and said he didnâ€™t know what steps his party would take in the process of forming the Central Election Commission, APA reports.

He claimed that Justice Partyâ€™s seat at CEC is considered to be given to Ogtay Humbatli as it was in the past five years: â€œThe party expresses its political will and this seat was revoked completely when I was nominatedâ€.

Shukurlu said the partyâ€™s Chairman Ilyas Ismayilov was not able to weigh with this decision. â€œIf I were Ilyas Ismayilov, I would renounce that mandate and defend the deputy chairman because this was a matter of pride. I wouldnâ€™t sit there where they donâ€™t respect me. What can I do with such seat of parliamentarian?â€

He said despite he was not nominated he wouldnâ€™t resign from the party.

Justice Partyâ€™s Chairman Ilyas Ismayilov told APA he regretted that Shukurlu was not nominated for the CEC membership. â€œHe could properly be CEC member. I called to the parliament and learned that our seats were given to Ana Vatan Partyâ€.

â€œI donâ€™t believe that Elkhan can express such ideas. If it is so, I donâ€™t support such maximalist approach of the issue. My refusal of the mandate will not change anything. The people expressed confidence and elected meâ€, said Ismayilov commenting on Shukurluâ€™s offer to refuse the mandate.

â€œThere will be secret voting and I donâ€™t know how I will voteâ€, said Ismayilov.

The parliament hearing on CEC formation will be held on February 22.