Azerbaijan's Aliyev wins by a landslide in 'restrictive' election
European election monitors have expressed concern about the vote
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European election monitors have expressed concern about the vote
Incumbent President Ilham Aliyev appeared to be headed to an expected landslide victory in Azerbaijan's presidential election Wednesday in an early vote he called following his government’s swift reclaiming of a region formerly controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists.
Incumbent President Ilham Aliyev appeared to be headed to an expected landslide victory in Azerbaijan's presidential election Wednesday in an early vote he called following his government’s swift reclaiming of a region formerly controlled by ethnic Armenian separatists. With just over 93% of the ballots counted, Aliyev had 92.05% of the votes, the head of the Central Election Commission, Mazahir Panahov, reported in the early hours of Thursday. Three of his challengers have conceded and congratulated Aliyev on winning reelection, the Interfax Azerbaijan news agency reported.
Preliminary results show Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev winning re-election in a landslide following his government's successful reclamation of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory.
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