August-October 2005 the National League of Journalists with the assistance of the Institute of Open Society conducted a social survey was among 500 candidates running for the Azerbaijani parliament in Baku and Sumgait. The survey showed that 22.2% of the respondents suppose that ties with the ruling elite will help to gain victory at the election. 28.8% consider that affiliation to the opposition can bring success. 33.40% anchor hopes with financial resources. 62% mark the settlement of the Karabakh conflict as a priority task of the parliament. 46% prefer military resolution of the problem, Yerkir Online reported.