June 28, 2003 - 00:03 AMT
AZERI FORCES UNION CONSIDERS ILLEGAL HEYDAR ALIYEV PARTICIPATION IN COMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The nomination of Azeri acting president Heydar Aliyev's candidature for the post of the state leader for the third term is illegal. As reported by "Arminfo" agency according to "Turan", co-chairman of the Azeri Social-Democratic party Azar Alizade stated after the sitting of the Azeri Forces Union (AFU). In his words, in the course of ten years of his government Aliyev has not done anything for his people and is not supposed to do anything in future. Alizade informed that the Azeri Forces Union would propose its contender for the presidential election. It should be noted that the Social-Democratic party, Islamic party as well as "Vagdat" party serve on AFU.