2020 Azerbaijani Parliamentary Election
Azerbaijani blogger ‘offered bribe’ by opponent to pull out of parliamentary race
Mehman Huseynov, a prominent Azerbaijani blogger who is running for 9 February’s parliamentary elections, has claimed that his opponent, sitting MP Faraj Guliyev, offered him ₼15,000 ($9,000) to withdraw his candidacy. In a recording released by Huseynov on Saturday, a man he identified as Guliyev is heard demanding he withdraw. Guliyev currently holds the Surakhani District 2nd Constituency seat in Baku, where both men are currently running. He chairs the National Revival Movement Party
