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Azerbaijan Presidential Vote May Reveal Cracks in Regime Support

In oil-rich Azerbaijan, people vote for president Wednesday in an election that holds little suspense. An Aliyev - either father, Haydar, or son, Ilham - has ruled Azerbaijan for 32 of the last 44 years. Ilham Aliyev has steadily increased his share of the vote during his decade as Azerbaijan's president. In 2003, he received 76 percent of votes cast. In 2008, he received 87 percent. In the last parliamentary election, his supporters took all the seats. All the ...

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