New Azerbaijan Party

New Azerbaijan Party
Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası
AbbreviationYAP
PresidentIlham Aliyev
Vice PresidentMehriban Aliyeva
FounderHeydar Aliyev
Founded21 November 1992 (1992-11-21)
Registered18 December 1992 (1992-12-18)
HeadquartersSergey Senyuşkin küç. 26, Baku, Azerbaijan
Youth wingYeni Azərbaycan Partiyası Gənclər Birliyi [az]
Women's wingQadınlar Şurası
MembershipIncrease 773,770 (2022 est.)[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Continental affiliationInternational Conference of Asian Political Parties
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International (observer)[17]
ColoursBlue, Yellow, White
National Assembly
68 / 125
Website
www.yap.org.az

The New Azerbaijan Party (Azerbaijani: Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası, YAP) is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan, founded on 21 November 1992 under the leadership of Heydar Aliyev. After his election as President of Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993, and the party's victory at 1995 parliamentary elections, YAP became the ruling party, a position it has held since. President Ilham Aliyev has been chairman of YAP since its 3rd congress held on 26 March 2005.

YAP is a member of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)[18] and an observer member of the Centrist Democrat International.[19]

The party's rule over the country has been described as authoritarian.[20]

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