DEMOCRACY, LIBEL AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS

Claims are emerging that candidates in Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections are effectively "approved" by the authorities. According to these claims, the government facilitates the participation of opposition forces it deems necessary in the elections, while excluding those it does not want in a "coordinated manner."

No precipitation is expected in the capital on August 2; wind is north-western. Air temperature at night is +21+26, during the day it will be +30+35. Daytime humidity is 45-55%.

In connection with the COP29 conference in Baku from 12 to 22 November 2024, autumn holidays will be announced in schools. At the same time, secondary and higher education institutions in Baku and Sumgayit, as well as in Absheron region will have distance learning from 12 to 22 November 2024.

In the course of joint actions of the State Security Service and the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, drugs in a large amount smuggled by Iranian citizens into Azerbaijan were detected and seized.