Azeri Opposition to Contest Election Result in Court

Azerbaijan's opposition said on Thursday that it would challenge in court President Ilham Aliyev's victory in an election it said was marred by ballot stuffing and police interference.   Aliyev, who succeeded his father in the oil exporting state a decade ago, won 85 percent of the vote on Wednesday, official results showed, with nearly all ballots counted. Aliyev controls most levers of power and media outlets and his victory was a foregone conclusion for many in the nation of 9 ...

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