Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan ( Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası ) is one of the largest opposition parties in the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is geared patriotic and critical of the current political system of Azerbaijan.
Since the death of ex-leader Əbülfəz Elçibəy in 2000, the party is divided into two wings. One is the reform camp under Əli Kərimli, the other is the classic wing under Mirmahmud Mirəlioğlu.
The party is currently a member of the electoral block "freedom" ( Azadliq ) - with the parties ADP and National Independence. The parties have, however, lost the last ( probably fake by the government) election and have not even started their seats in the new parliament.
History
The Popular Front (or National Front ) was still in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic founded on July 16, 1989, which was a union republic of the former Soviet Union. It was founded as Azerbaijani liberation movement and established in 1992 under Əbülfəz Elçibəy as a political party.
The party was after the first democratic presidential elections in 1992, when Ayaz Mütəllibov was voted out of power. As of June 7, 1992 Elçibəy was President of Azerbaijan until 25 June 1993 began under the Popular Front Party, a period of reform in Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani parliamentary elections in 2005 the party joined forces with the Musavat within the party list freedom, but won only one seat in parliament.