Following the decision by its leading council on 5 February to participate in the work of the new parliament elected on 6 November and field candidates in the repeat voting on 13 May in 10 constituencies where the outcome of the 6 November vote was annulled, the opposition Musavat party announced on 9 February its withdrawal from the Azadliq election bloc. A statement issued by Musavat\'s press office attributed that move to the \"campaign of slander and lies\" unleashed against Musavat by the remaining members of Azadliq, the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party and the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, both of which announced in late November that they will boycott the new legislature and refrain from fielding candidates in the 13 May repeat vote. On 9 February, Musavat party chairman Isa Qambar said that he is prepared to continue cooperation with those two parties. Qambar also implied that Musavat will seek to reanimate and officially register the Our Azerbaijan bloc of which Musavat is the informal leader. Most of its other members, however, are not formally registered with the Justice Ministry. (day.az)