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Article 49.
Conditions for Participation of Political Parties
(Block of Political Parties) in Elections (Referendum
Campaign)
49.1 Political party (blocks of political parties)
which participate in elections (referendum campaign)
must should follow the following conditions, along
with provisions of Article 2.6 of this Code:
49.1.1 to respect right of other political parties
(blocks of political parties) to freely and independently
express their views during election (referendum)
campaign;
49.1.2 to respect rights of other political parties
(block of political parties), voters and public
organizations;
49.1.3 not to prevent other political parties
(blocks of political parties) from establishing
free communication with voters;
49.1.4 to ensure provide the voters who intend
to participate in political activities with guaranties
for free conduct of those activities;
Article 50. Block of
Political Parties
50.1 At least two political parties can create
block of political parties. If a political party
is a member of the block, it cannot function as
an independent political party or join another
block during the conduct of elections. A decision
on joining the block of political parties is shall
be made in conformity with the charter of each
political party, which intends to join the block
of political parties. After a relevant decision
is adopted, authorized representatives of political
parties shall sign a joint decision on establishment
of the block.
50.2 An authorized representative of the block
of political parties shall submits the following
documents to the Central Election Commission for
registration:
50.2.1. copies of charters of political parties
which included in the block, verified by the notary
office;
50.2.2. decisions of political parties on joining
the block;
50.2.3. a joint decision on establishment of a
block signed by the authorized representatives
of political parties and verified by the stamp
of those parties.
50.3 A blocks of political parties must should
be registered within 5 days starting from the
day they submit relevant documents to the Central
Election Commission.
50.4 The blocks of political parties can be refused
in registration if the documents mentioned in
Article 50.2. of this Code are not officialized,
or they are not complete, or do not meet requirements
of this Code.
50.5 No other political party can be included
in the block of political parties after the latter
has been registered by the Central Election Commission.
Article 51.
Name and Emblem of a Block of Political Parties
51.1 The A block of political parties shall submits
information about its full and abbreviated name
to the Central Election Commission.
51.2 The name of the block of political parties
is shall be defined in the joint meeting of representatives
of political parties, which joined that block.
Names of political parties, which are not included
in that block (regardless of whether they participate
in the elections or not) or of other political
parties that participated in previous elections
cannot be used. If a new registered block of political
parties does not include a majority of political
parties that joined the block during previous
elections, a newly established block cannot be
named by its previous name. Name or surname of
a physical individual can be used by the block
of political parties on the basis of that individual’s
written consent.
51.3 A block of political parties can also submit
its emblem to the Central Election Commission.
A block of political parties can submit any emblem
except for registered emblem of any political
party that is included in the block or the same
emblems used by other political parties and blocks
of political parties for previous or being used
for current elections (taking into consideration
Article 51.2 of this Code). Symbols of the block
of political partyies must should not:
• violate intellectual property rights, trademark
rights;
• insult state symbols of the Republic of Azerbaijan
or other countries, religious symbols;
• violate common accepted moral norms.
The block of political parties must should make
agreement with the Central Election Commission
on the usage of the block’s name, which cannot
contain more than 5 words and its emblem in the
election documents.
51.4 It shall is not be allowed to change the
names and emblems of a block of political parties
during the election processes.
Article 52.
Authorized Representatives of a Political Party
and a Block of Political Parties
52.1 Political parties and blocks of political
parties shall participate in elections, and appoint
authorized representatives on financial issues,
in conformity with this Code.
52.2
52.1 The authorized representatives, as well as
the representatives responsible for financial
issues are shall be appointed correspondingly
due to theby decision of a joint meeting of political
parties, the relevant political parties included
in the block or representatives of political parties,
or to the by decision of their congress, conference
or meeting of a managing body.
52.2 The authorized representative of a political
party and block of political parties shall performs
his/her functions on the basis of a decision considered
by Article 52.2 1 of this Code which shall contain
his/her powers, his/her name, surname, father’s
namepatronymic, date of birth, the serial and
batch number of his/her identification document
or substitute document, address of residence,
working place, occupation or official duty (service
job) (if he/she does not have them – type of activity)
as well as for the authorized representative of
political party or block of political parties
on financial issues – samples of financial documents
and samples of stamps for those documents.
52.3 The list of authorized representatives appointed
by political parties and blocks of political parties
shall be submitted to the Central Election Commission.
Except for the authorized representatives of political
parties and blocks of political parties on financial
issues, the list of other authorized representatives
is shall be submitted to the Constituency Election
Commission as well.
52.4 The list of authorized representatives and
blocks of political representatives should contain
the following information on each authorized representative:
• name, surname, father’s namepatronymic, birth
date;
• serial and batch number of identification document
or substitute document and date of issue;
• address of residence;
• main working place and occupation (if he/she
does not have them – type of activity);
• telephone number.
The relevant list submitted to the Central Election
Commission must should have attached a written
consent of each person to be an authorized representative
of each person.
52.5 The powers of a representative can be terminated
by the decision of authorized body of political
parties and blocks of political parties, informing
in writing. Copy of the decision on that must
should be transferred to the Central Election
Commission and Constituency Election Commissions
52.6 The authorized representatives of political
parties and blocks of political parties who are
still working for government or municipality cannot
use their occupation or service position during
the elections processes.
52.7 The term of office of the authorized representatives
of political parties and blocks of political parties
shall commences from the day they are appointed,
and ends by the finishcompletion of the status
of candidacy of all candidates, as well as the
candidates listed in the list nominated by political
parties and blocks of political parties not later
than general results of elections are officially
published.
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