The attitude to the municipal elections held on December 23 and social problems are the topics of today's media.
The newspaper Azerbaijan called the December 23 municipal elections a model of democratic and transparent elections. In 118 districts, 41,462 candidates were registered. 1 million 627 thousand 64 voters, or 32.72%, took part in the vote.
The size of subsidies and subventions allocated for municipalities has increased, amounting to 6.2 million manats. Of these, 5 million manats are subsidies and 1.2 million manats are subventions. Last year, 5.5 million manats was allocated to municipalities.
The website Hurriyyet.org also writes about municipal elections. The author writes that 65.2 million manats was spent on “rigged elections”.
The economist Gubad Ibadoglu notes that this amount is 2.5 times more than the municipal budget itself. If these funds were not spent, then each newborn child could be given not 200, but 900 manats. According to the expert, the funds spent on municipal elections are absolutely pointless.
The website Bakipost.az writes about the protest of the residents of the Surakhani district of the capital because of sewage problems. The action took place on December 25th. The problem is the lack of a sewer line in the territory. Residents appealed to the appropriate authorities, but there was no reaction. The residents promised to block the street leading to the airport if they were not heard.
A representative of Azersu noted that the street, whose residents are protesting, is included in the project and a sewer line will be laid 14.5 km long. The author notes that residents pay 50 gapiks each month for non-existent sewers.
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Rains will continue in Baku and Absheron on 27 November, forecasters said. In places, precipitation will be intense with thunderstorms. Moderate north-west wind.
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On Tuesday, rainy weather with thunderstorms and moderate northwest wind is expected in the Baku, according to meteorologists. The rainy weather will continue untill Wednesday evening. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +10°C, and during the day, +11 to +13°C. The humidity will be 80-90% at night and 70-80% during the day. Rain with thunderstorms will also affect other parts of the country. Snow is expected in mountainous areas. There will be fog in places, with westerly winds.
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Industry leaders from Google, Ambition Loop, and Azerbaijan Railways joined Azercell to explore corporate responsibility, innovative solutions, and collaborative approaches to advancing sustainability
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The COP29 conference concluded in Baku, leaving behind a trail of controversy and criticism. Renowned historian Jamil Hasanli characterized the event as a vivid reflection of governance problems in Azerbaijan under President Ilham Aliyev. Hasanli, a staunch critic of the administration, described COP29 as an expensive spectacle that exposed systemic failures and intensified international scrutiny of Azerbaijan's political and economic structures.
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