Hereditary Deputies – A New Trend in the Milli Mejlis

According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission (CEC), the new composition of the Azerbaijani parliament has included a group of individuals who are children or relatives of former deputies and government officials.

For example:

* Gunay Efendiyeva is the daughter of former Vice Premier Elchin Efendiyev.

* Gunay Agamali is the daughter of former deputy Fazail Agamali.

* Tanzila Rustamkhanly is the wife of former deputy Sabir Rustamkhanly.

* Samir Veliev is the son of former deputy Ahmed Veliev.

* Parvana Valieva is the wife of Elnur Valiev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

* Nigar Mamedova is the daughter of former Justice Minister Fikret Mamedov.

* Mahir Suleymanov is the son of Tahir Suleymanov, a former Milli Mejlis deputy.

* Fariz Ismailzade is the nephew of former deputy Hadi Rajabli.

Political analyst Nasimi Mammadli reported that, based on preliminary results, 88 deputies from the previous parliament have been retained.

Among the 37 new deputies, seven were deputies in previous years. Thirty are completely new faces. "However, I could not find information about 25 of the new deputies even using Google. It is unclear who they are and what they have been involved in," Mammadli noted.