Elchibeyism

With the adoption of certain resolutions at the founding conference of the Azerbaijani Popular Front (APF) held on 16 July 1989, the APF turned into an Elchibeyist movement. In early 1988, as a result of the influence of the processes taking place in the Soviet Union, the Azerbaijan Popular Front, which was formed as a form of organizing mass independent social and political initiatives, adopted the ideas of Abulfaz Elchibey and turned into a national democratic platform.

After the resignation and death of Elchibey, various parties, organizations and politicians remained attached to the ideology of Elchibeyism. According to Panah Huseyn, who was the prime minister during Elchibey's reign, Elchibeyism, which has been in opposition since 1993, is an ideological opponent of the New Azerbaijan Party government. According to politician Isa Gambar, the Aliyevist government is "trying to discredit" the Elchibeyism and "erase it from the people's memory".{{Cite web |url=https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2021/6/free/Social/en/5324.htm |title=Commemoration for Abulfaz Elchibey |date=24 June 2021 |access-date=12 September 2022 |language=en |work=Turan İnformasiya Agentliyi |archive-date=2021-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209194923/https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2021/6/free/Social/en/5324.htm |url-status=live }}

File:Ali Karimli in May 2024.jpg during protests in May 2024. A portrait of Abulfaz Elchibey is seen behind him]]

Currently, there are political spheres in the Musavat Party, Azerbaijani Popular Front Party, Classical Popular Front Party (CPFP), and Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party that consider themselves Elchibeyists.{{Cite web |first=Razi |last=Nurullayev |url=https://kaspi.az/az/az/adim-qeder-eminem-ki-eli-kerimlinin-deyilen-videosu-var/ |title=“Adım qədər əminəm ki, Əli Kərimlinin deyilən videosu var” |date=18 February 2016 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Kaspi.az |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207000921/https://kaspi.az/az/az/adim-qeder-eminem-ki-eli-kerimlinin-deyilen-videosu-var/ |url-status=live }} Hurru Aliyev, Elchibey's nephew, participated in the 2020 parliamentary elections as an Elchibeyist candidate.{{Cite web |first=Elşad |last=Barat |url=https://www.azerbaycanrealligi.com/manet/2835-elad-barat-hrr-liyedn-yazdi-lahi-nec-d-iqland-o-qaranlq-bina.html |title=Elşad Barat Hürrü Əliyevdən yazdı - İlahi, necə də işıqlandı o qaranlıq bina... |date=21 January 2020 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Azərbaycan Reallığı İnformasiya Agentliyi |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207000934/https://www.azerbaycanrealligi.com/manet/2835-elad-barat-hrr-liyedn-yazdi-lahi-nec-d-iqland-o-qaranlq-bina.html |url-status=live }} Nevertheless, according to Eynulla Fatullayev, the constitutional referendum held in 2016 had "become a point of no return" for the Elchibeyists.{{Cite web |first=Eynulla |last=Fətullayev |url=https://virtualaz.org/bugun/79688 |title=Əliyevin başlanğıc və “elçibəyçiliy”in dönməzlik nöqtəsi |date=28 September 2016 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Virtual Azərbaycan |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207005433/https://virtualaz.org/bugun/79688 |url-status=live }}

Ali Karimli, the chairman of the APFP, considers himself an Elchibeyist.{{Cite web |first=Alpər |last=Turan |url=https://kaspi.az/az/xeyanetkarin-gz-yaslari |title=Xəyanətkarın “göz yaşları” |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Kaspi.az |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207005201/https://kaspi.az/az/xeyanetkarin-gz-yaslari |url-status=live }} However, political figures such as CPFP Chairman Mirmahmud Miralioglu, Azerbaijan Democrat Party Chairman Sardar Jalaloglu, Unity Party Chairman Tahir Karimli,{{Cite web |first=Rəfiqə |last=Hüseynova |url=https://sia.az/az/news/politics/814765.html |date=10 July 2020 |access-date=12 September 2022 |title=“Milli Şura”nın “Qeybət Şurası”nın növbəti şousu |work=Səs İnformasiya Agentliyi |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207000946/https://sia.az/az/news/politics/814765.html |url-status=live }} Azerbaijan Nationalist Democratic "Grey Wolf" Party (AMDP) member of the organizing committee for congress preparation Safar Humbatov,{{Cite web |first=Etibar |last=Seyidağa |url=https://musavat.com/news/elcibey-dedi-ki-eli-kerimlini-heyder-eliyevin-elinden-dartib-alacagam_179085.html |title=“Elçibəy dedi ki, ... Əli Kərimlini Heydər Əliyevin əlindən dartıb alacağam” |date=16 January 2014 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Yeni Müsavat |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207005035/https://musavat.com/news/elcibey-dedi-ki-eli-kerimlini-heyder-eliyevin-elinden-dartib-alacagam_179085.html |url-status=live }} and APFP member Namig Sadigli{{Cite web |url=https://www.aznews.az/news/political_debate/236981.html |title=İstefa verən AXCP üzvündən Əli Kərimliyə yeni ittihamlar - "O, heç vaxt imkan verməz ki..." |date=September 2019 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=AzNews.az |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207005038/https://www.aznews.az/news/political_debate/236981.html |url-status=live }} refuted his statements. Furthermore, in June 2017, some members of the APFP resigned from the party citing the suppression of Elchibeyism within the party.{{Cite web |url=http://teref.az/siyaset/54897-axcp-den-istefalar-eli-kerimlinin-gencleri-resul-quliyevin-partiyasina-qoshuldular.html |title=AXCP-dən istefalar - Əli Kərimlinin gəncləri Rəsul Quliyevin partiyasına qoşuldular |date=15 June 2017 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Tərəf Qəzeti |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195343/http://teref.az/siyaset/54897-axcp-den-istefalar-eli-kerimlinin-gencleri-resul-quliyevin-partiyasina-qoshuldular.html |url-status=live }} According to the politician Ogtay Gulaliyev, there were those who turned away from ideals of the movement to get positions within the state, mandate, money, status, luxurious living by calling themselves Elchibeyist.{{Cite web |first=Oqtay |last=Gülalıyev |url=http://yenifakt.info/?p=9042 |title=Elçibəy sağ olsaydı… |date=27 October 2017 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Yenifakt.info |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207000918/http://yenifakt.info/?p=9042 |url-status=live }}

President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, repeatedly criticized the Elchibey government in his speeches.{{Cite web |first=Əli |last=Həsənov |url=https://ikisahil.az/post/hedef-daha-qudretli-daha-rifahli-azerbaycandir |title=Hədəf daha qüdrətli, daha rifahlı Azərbaycandır! |date=28 November 2019 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=İki Sahil |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207000919/https://ikisahil.az/post/hedef-daha-qudretli-daha-rifahli-azerbaycandir |url-status=live }} Writer Ali Akbar criticized Abulfaz Elchibey's cult of personality. According to him, the Azerbaijani opposition, which is fighting for power, was not able to "remove Elchibey from its agenda".{{Cite web |first=Əli |last=Əkbər |url=https://www.meydan.tv/az/article/resulzade-elcibey-yolu/ |title=Rəsulzadə-Elçibəy Yolu? |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Meydan |language=az |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207010354/https://www.meydan.tv/az/article/resulzade-elcibey-yolu/ |url-status=live }}

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