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The Azerbaijani government is expected to provide suitable conditions for public protests by all political parties during the campaigns for this year’s parliamentary elections, a presidential administration official has said.
Ali Hasanov, the head of the Presidential Administration socio-political department, told reporters that if the opposition seeks to conduct any public action complying with the law on the eve of the elections, the authorities would "turn on the green light" for this.
The Baku Mayor’s Office has lately declined several consecutive requests by opposition parties to hold rallies and pickets. Hasanov commented that the refusals were due to the approaching elections. "As the election approaches, the socio-political climate in Azerbaijan is somewhat becoming more active," the presidential administration official added.
The parliamentary poll will be held in 125 constituencies based on the majority-of-votes system this fall.*