New Azerbaijan Party
New Azerbaijan Party Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası | |
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| Abbreviation | YAP |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Vice President | Mehriban Aliyeva |
| Founder | Heydar Aliyev |
| Founded | 21 November 1992 |
| Registered | 18 December 1992 |
| Headquarters | Sergey Senyuşkin küç. 26, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Youth wing | Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası Gənclər Birliyi |
| Women's wing | Qadınlar Şurası |
| Membership | 773,770 (2022 est.) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Continental affiliation | International Conference of Asian Political Parties |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International (observer) For the Freedom of Nations! |
| Colours | |
| National Assembly | 68 / 125 |
| Website | |
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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) and an observer member of the Centrist Democrat International. The party's rule over the country has been described as authoritarian.