Leading opposition parties have begun to concede their place to other parties, which were less influential before the elections. A quite new political situation is developing in the country. The theme of dialogue between opposition and authorities is again on the agenda. The idea of a dialogue belongs to the western structures, who compel the conflicting political camps in Azerbaijan to sit down at a negotiating table.

However, the Democratic (DPA), Popular Front (PFPA) and Musavat parties do not take the idea of a dialogue between authorities and opposition seriously, as they think, that authorities use talks about dialogue only as an aim to demonstrate democratic values. Commenting on the authorities\' offer to a dialogue, PFPA leader Ali Kerimli stated that the opposition always supported a dialogue. \"However until now authorities did not build civil relations with the opposition, and I do not believe that it is possible today. A dialogue can begin only if the authorities change their attitude to the opposition\".

The deputy to the executive secretary the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party Mubariz Gurbanli, on the other hand, argued that if opponents of the government do not recognize Ilham Aliyev as the legitimate president, it would be inappropriate to speak about a dialogue in general.

Meanwhile, the Central Council of the National independence party (AMIP) has reacted positively to the offer of a dialogue. \"Unfortunately, many in our society do not understand the necessity of carrying out a dialogue between opposition and authorities. Today mutual relations between authorities and opposition develop outside of the legal field. However, both the authorities and the opposition should adhere to the same rules of the game. This is the sense of a dialogue between authorities and opposition\" AMIP leader Etibar Mamedov declared.

AMIP has also issued a separate statement with an appeal to the authorities to amnesty all arrested persons during the mass disorders of October 15-16. It emphasized that this step can create a necessary precondition for the beginning of a dialogue between opposition and authorities.

A meeting was held between opposition representatives, initiated by the leader of the Civil Solidarity party, Sabir Rustamkhanli, where the post-elections situation in the country was discussed, along with the perspectives to begin a political dialogue with the authorities. Representatives of opposition criticized themselves. According to social democratic leader Zardusht Alizade, past presidential elections have caused a feeling of disappointment to the Azerbaijani people and the international community. \"The opposition is dissatisfied with the results of the elections and has taken people out on streets, but because of its weakness it was not well organized. The opposition had already lost when a faulty Election Code was adopted\".

The Chairman of the Party of National Statehood Nemat Panahli has declared that authorities effectively used the inability of the opposition to prevent falsification during the elections. According to analysts, despite of a formal variety of ideological orientation in Azerbaijan, the process of forming sound political parties is not complete. Therefore the majority of parties are grouped around a leader. The social base of the parties have nothing to do with ideology or the definition of a political line.

At the same time, last week at a conference of monitoring groups of human rights organizations, an appeal was made to the authorities to put an end to reprisals. \"In order to begin a dialogue between authorities and the opposition, it is necessary to put an end to political persecutions and to release all persons arrested during the events of October 15-16\".