A Caspian contradiction; Azerbaijan's election.(Ahead of the vote on November 6th)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: November 5, 2005 | Copyright information

The two faces of Azerbaijan and its president

IN THE inscrutable Caucasus, things are rarely what they seem. So it has been with the dual election campaign before the parliamentary vote in Azerbaijan on November 6th.

One campaign has involved decrees on electoral propriety from Ilham Aliev, Azerbaijan's president, the open registration of candidates, plans for exit-polling and the release of political prisoners. Beneath these niceties, however, lies another campaign that has alarmed foreign election and human-rights observers. This one features the beating and detention ...

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