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From: Ina Iankulova (iiankulova@sorosny.org)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 13:39:23 EST
AZERBAIJANI OFFICIAL VOWS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL BE DEMOCRATIC
Speaking at a press conference in Baku on 7 February, Azerbaijani presidential-administration department head Novruz Mamedov pledged that the presidential elections due this fall will be "more democratic, free, and transparent than ever before," Interfax reported. But in an allusion to Azerbaijani opposition parties' refusal to attend OSCE-sponsored talks on the new draft election legislation, Mamedov acknowledged that there are "certain difficulties" in achieving that goal (see "RFE/RL Caucasus Report," 10 and 27 January 2003). LF
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