Republican Alternative Party (Azerbaijan)

The Republican Alternative Party (Azerbaijani: Respublikaçı Alternativ Partiyası, ReAl) is a movement and political party in Azerbaijan that was established in January 2009 and officially registered on 1 September 2020.

Republican Alternative Party Respublikaçı Alternativ Partiyası
Abbreviation	REAL
Leader	Natiq Jafarli
Founder	Ilgar Mammadov
Founded	January 2009 (2009-01) (movement) 7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) (party)
Registered	1 September 2020 (2020-09-01)
Headquarters	İ.Qutqaşınlı 97, Baku
Membership (2023)	463
Ideology	National liberalism Secularism Republicanism Liberal democracy Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre to centre-right[1]
Colours	Red and white
Slogan	«Republicans never give up!» (Azerbaijani: «Cümhuriyyətçilər heç zaman təslim olmurlar!»)
Parliament:	1 / 125
PACE:	1 / 648
Website
realplatforma.org
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History

According to the constitution, which was amended in a referendum in 2009, "one person being able to be elected president more than twice" set REAL in motion. REAL saw this as damage and betrayal of the foundations of the republic. The REAL Movement was founded on Facebook in 2009.

Ilgar Mammadov, who wanted to run in the 2013 presidential election, attended rallies in Ismayilli. Ilgar Mammadov was sentenced to seven years in prison for violating public order.

Congresses

First Constituent Assembly

The first attempt to hold the founding congress was made on 29 October 2017. Information on this was announced on 24 January 2014. However, the Baku City Executive Power rejected REAL's request to allocate a place for the congress.

The Constituent Assembly Initiative Group again appealed to the authorities to provide a venue for the convention on 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26 November or the first week of December. However, the executive power also rejected this appeal.

Election results

National Assembly elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2024	Ilgar Mammadov	17,993	0.76	1 / 125	New	4th	Opposition

References

1. Guliyev, Farid; Pearce, Katy E. The Challenges of Electoral Competition in an Oil Rich State: Azerbaijani Pre-Election Report Washington Post. 6 October 2013. Accessed 2 July 2014.