Azerbaijan National Democrat Party

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Azerbaijan National Democrat Party
Azərbaycan Milli Demokrat Partiyası
AbbreviationAzMDEP
LeaderIsgandar Hamidov
Founded1993
Dissolved14 April 2023
IdeologyAzerbaijani nationalism
Regional affiliationGrey Wolves
Party flag

The Azerbaijan National Democrat Party (Azerbaijani: Milli Demokrat İdrak Partiyası), formerly known as the Grey Wolves Party,[1][2] was a political party in Azerbaijan. It was the branch of the Grey Wolves in Azerbaijan. Isgandar Hamidov, a party member, was the Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party government. The party was banned in 1995 and Hamidov imprisoned; however, the party is again functioning today after being re-established in 2004 and registered in 2008 with Hamidov as the party leader.[2] The party was known for its fiery nationalist rhetoric and favoring a military solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[3]

The party released a statement announcing its dissolution on 14 April 2023.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN GETS UNDER WAY (2003)
  2. ^ a b Azerbaijan: Date For Presidential Ballot Confirmed by Liz Fuller (May 30, 2007)
  3. ^ Eurasianet.org Archived July 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "İsgəndər Həmidovun qurduğu partiya özünü buraxdı - Milli Demokratların SON BƏYANATI". musavat.com. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-05-28.