Virtue Party (Azerbaijan)
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The Virtue Party is a political party
of Azerbaijan
. Its founding congress was held 20 June 2005. Gündüz Hacıyev is chairman of the party, which already claims some 2,000 members. Among other things, it stands for the restoration of Azeri control over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh
region.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
of 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...
. Its founding congress was held 20 June 2005. Gündüz Hacıyev is chairman of the party, which already claims some 2,000 members. Among other things, it stands for the restoration of Azeri control over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus, lying between Lower Karabakh and Zangezur and covering the southeastern range of the Lesser Caucasus mountains...
region.