Oscar Piastri wins F1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix from second on the grid as McLaren move 20 points clear of Red Bull.
Ilham Aliyev’s New Azerbaijan party was set to win 63 out of 125 seats, down from 69 in the outgoing parliament.
The Russian leader’s two-day state visit marks a shift in alliances in the politically unstable Caucasus region.
President Aliyev’s New Azerbaijan Party is expected to win a new majority in the oil-rich country’s legislature.