National Unity (Azerbaijan)
Encyclopedia
The National Unity is a political movement
in Azerbaijan
.
Its candidate Lala Shevket
won 3.3 % of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections
according to the official results of the Central Election Commission.
Political movement
A political movement is a social movement in the area of politics. A political movement may be organized around a single issue or set of issues, or around a set of shared concerns of a social group...
in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
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Its candidate Lala Shevket
Lala Shevket
Professor Dr. Lala Shevket is an Azerbaijani politician, the Leader of the National Unity Movement and Azerbaijan Liberal Party, and one of the co-founders of the "Azadliq" Political Bloc, which is the largest opposition bloc in Azerbaijan, consisting of Azerbaijan Liberal Party, Azerbaijan...
won 3.3 % of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections
Azerbaijan presidential election, 2003
A presidential election was held in Azerbaijan on October 15, 2003. As expected, Ilham Aliyev, son of the outgoing president, Heydar Aliyev, was easily elected in an election which international observers held not to be free or fair....
according to the official results of the Central Election Commission.