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Party from the disbanded "Azadliq" Bloc, as well as the Green Party and the
Movement of Intelligentsia, forming the Election Bloc "For Human." However, the elections were marred by widespread falsification, preventing any opposition members from entering the Parliament.
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National Unity Movement and the Liberal Party of Azerbaijan, Shevket led the 70-candidate list of the Liberal Party in the 2005 Parliamentary Elections. Shevket achieved a decisive victory in her constituency, which was officially recognized by the
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January 1993, Shevket was appointed as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador, making her the first woman ambassador in the history of Azerbaijan. Despite her subsequent appointment as ambassador to the UN, she refused to go to
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Liberal Party of Azerbaijan and became its leader after being elected at the Constituent Conference on 3 June 1995. In 1998, Shevket, along with four other potential candidates, boycotted the elections.
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Liberal Party Congress, Shevket resigned from the party to launch her presidential campaign as an independent candidate, further contributing to the political tradition of Azerbaijan.
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Shevket's official website. The information included in the site is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License, used with permission.
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