Musavat
The Müsavat Party (Azerbaijani: Müsavat Partiyası, from Arabic: مساواة musāwāt, lit. 'equality' or 'parity') is the oldest existing political party in Azerbaijan. Its history can be divided into three periods: Early Musavat, Musavat-in-exile and New Musavat.
Musavat Party Müsavat Partiyası | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Arif Hajili |
| Founders | Mahammad Amin Rasulzade Mahammad Ali Rasulzade Abbasgulu Kazimzade Taghi Naghiyev |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Civic nationalism Historical: Pan-Turkism Pan-Islamism |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Website | |
| musavat | |
The party was prohibited from contesting the 1995 and 2000 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan by the Heydar Aliyev regime. At the time, the party was one of major opposition parties in the country.
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