Press Review 03/07/13

Official newspapers widely report Police Day, celebrated on July 2, as well as publish the orders of the head of state.

The functionaries of the ruling party accuse the single candidate in the National Council Rustam Ibrahimbekov of lack of patriotism and say that he questioned the identity of Karabakh to Azerbaijan.

The newspaper Yeni Azerbaijan stands out in an effort to insult the supporters of democratic forces.

Azadlig

 The main topic of today's paper is Rustam Ibrahimbekov, who became the only candidate of the National Council. Experts call him a personality able to combine the power of protest.

The number of supporters of the nomination of Mehriban Aliyeva for president is growing.

Turkish media specialist Ertogrul Akman claims that the Azerbaijani authorities choke the signals broadcast from Turkey by the TV program Azerbaijan Saati.

Zerkalo focuses on Rustam Ibrahimbekov as the common candidate of the National Council in "All against one."

The authors of the unauthorized nomination of Mehriban Aliyeva respond to investigators. They are checking the persons that nominated her a candidate.

Echo

Up to 1,000 houses per year are bought by foreign citizens in Azerbaijan.

Bizim Yol writes that official Baku has suspended large payments from the budget, calling it an intensification of financial control in the pre-election period.

Yeni Musavat writes that the single candidate of the National Council Rustam Ibrahimbekov is angering the authorities.

The National Council has led to the creation of an international outcry. PACE also considers positive the creation of the structure.