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	Azerbaijan, country, Asia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Strategically situated at the gateway to SW Asia, Azerbaijan is bounded by Iran on the south, where the Aras (Araks) River divides it from Iranian Azerbaijan; by the Caspian Sea on the east; by Russia’s Dagestan Republic on the north; and by Armenia on the west.
		Azerbaijan declared itself independent of the USSR in Aug., 1991, and became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
		The president withdrew from the Oct., 2003, election in favor of his son, who was elected by a landslide; the balloting was criticized by independent observers as neither free nor fair.
	www.bartleby.com /65/az/Azerbaij.html (934 words)

	Azerbaijan Update - European Forum
		The OSCE concluded: “Overall, the presidential election was a missed opportunity for a credible democratic process.” The bad democratic performance was a disappointment for the international community.
		Azerbaijan became a member of the Council of Europe after the flawed elections in 2000/2001, which was a controversial step in the first place.
		Rustamkhanli rejected a medal of honour awarded by president Aliyev in 1998 and was nominated as presidential candidate in the 2003 elections, in which he received 0.8% of the votes.
	www.europeanforum.net /country/azerbaijan (6083 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Azerbaijan
		Azerbaijan's trade policy score is 0.5 point better this year; however, its fiscal burden of government score is 0.3 point worse, and its monetary policy score is 1 point worse.
		According to the World Bank, Azerbaijan's weighted average tariff rate in 2002 (the most recent year for which World Bank data are available) was 6.2 percent, down from the 7.9 percent for 2001 reported in the 2005 Index, based on International Monetary Fund data.
		Azerbaijan's banking system, which consists of 44 banks, including two state-owned banks, is weak, inefficient, and burdened by non-performing loans.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Azerbaijan (1062 words)

	Comoros - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Presidential elections for the Union of the Comoros were won by Colonel Assoumani Azali, who was inaugurated on 26 May. Following the elections, the four presidents and island representatives met regularly to discuss power-sharing arrangements between the central and island governments.
		Opposition candidates boycotted the second round of Union presidential elections and the campaigns were marred by violence.
		On election day, 12 people were reportedly wounded seriously on Njazidja when security forces attempted to reopen polling stations allegedly closed by opposition forces, and eight ballot boxes were destroyed.
	web.amnesty.org /report2003/com-summary-eng (449 words)

	Azerbaijan's Flawed Presidential Election Focus of Helsinki Commission Hearing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Azerbaijan's October 15 presidential election marked the transfer of power from President Heydar Aliev to his son, which signaled both the shift of generations and the first intra-family succession in the former Soviet Union.
		The election was also seriously flawed: the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission concluded that the election did not meet OSCE standards in "several important respects." That assessment dampened hopes that democratization would accelerate with the accession of a new, younger leadership.
		Azerbaijan's election will also resonate in other former Soviet republics, with presidential elections scheduled in Russia and Ukraine in 2004, and Georgia and Kyrgyzstan in 2005.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=116-11042003 (359 words)

	Azerbaijan - MN-FILES - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the October 2003 presidential elections, Ilham won a landslide victory over several rivals and was sworn in as president.
		Azerbaijan is an economy in transition, in which the state continues to play a dominant role.
		Azerbaijan is considered one of the most important spots in the world for oil exploration and development.
	www.mosnews.com /mn-files/azerbaijan.shtml (1840 words)

	The EU's relations with Azerbaijan - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In presidential elections in October 1993, the former first secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan from the 1970s, Heydar Aliyev, was elected.
		Azerbaijan has a three-year arrangement with the IMF under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) which was approved in July 2001 in an amount equivalent to SDR 80.45 million.
		Azerbaijan is the EU’s largest trading partner in the Caucasus although this primarily relates to cotton, oil and gas.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/azerbaidjan/intro/index.htm (4042 words)

	Azerbaijan : A stolen election and oil stability
		I saw it myself at a polling station where the election chief kicked out local observers and made off with the votes, claiming she had to take a nap.
		The violence surrounding the election was shocking yet predictable, as the government for years has shut the opposition out of the political process.
		Their election-monitoring missions in Azerbaijan took due note of the violence and election irregularities, but their overall appraisals were alarmingly upbeat.
	www.iht.com /articles/2003/10/20/edazeri_ed3_.php (584 words)

	The Central Election Commission and Registration of Candidates - Azerbaijan: Presidential Elections 2003 (Human Rights ...
		With the participation of the OSCE's ODHIR, the Azerbaijani government undertook major revisions to its Election Code, consolidating five previous codes into a one central code, which was adopted by the national parliament on May 27, 2003.
		Among the most fundamental flaws is the composition of the fifteen-person Central Election Commission (CEC), which takes the most important decisions affecting the election, such as the registration of presidential candidates.
		Also rejected was the application of Eldar Namazov, the former head of President Aliev's presidential secretariat, on the minor ground that he had not authenticated his identification documents before a notary-even though on a separate occasion, the CEC allowed a pro-governmental candidate to revise his application for such minor errors.
	www.hrw.org /backgrounder/eca/azerbaijan/2.htm (791 words)

	azerbaijan.neweurasia.net
		Azerbaijan has a chance to go the worst way, using its oil resources to enrich some groups or family clans, not thinking about the future and the time when all of our oil resources will exhaust.
		In Azerbaijan, you know it is a holiday when a small graphic of former president Heydar Aliyev appears in the corner of the screen on all television stations in Azerbaijan.
		This article was invoked during the last year’s parliamentary election of November 6 when the State Election Commission annulled registration of the Chairman of Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA), Hajiaga Nuri, on the grounds that IPA is not registered as a political party with the Ministry of Justice.
	azerbaijan.neweurasia.net (9086 words)

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		Azerbaijan reached a cease-fire with Armenia in 1994, after over 30,000 lives were lost on both sides, one million Azerbaijani citizens were displaced and Armenia captured and continues to occupy 20% of Azerbaijan’s territory.
		Presidential elections in 1998 were similarly contentious in both the pre-election period and on election day.
		Elections are administered by the Central Election Commission (CEC) and the lower District, or territorial, (DEC)(which is also referred to as the Constituency Election Commission) and the Precinct Election Commissions (PECs).
	www.wmd.org /documents/DemNews-Oct2003/NDIReport1-1010.doc (3004 words)

	Pravda.RU Pre-election campaign of presidential candidates starts in Azerbaijan
		According to the Election code, the election campaign of presidential candidates starts 60 days prior to the election day and should be completed 24 hours before the start of the voting process.
		Elections of the Azeri President were scheduled for October 15, and the pre-election campaign shall be finished at 8 a.m on October 14.
		The political parties of Azerbaijan integrated in the Opposition Coordination Center are holding on August 16 a rally and a procession in Baku to demand free, fair and democratic elections of the country's president, the rally's organizing committee told RIA Novosti the other day.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2003/08/16/49336.html (2022 words)

	The Crude Doctrine
		Azerbaijan is the bottleneck through which the United States has insisted the region's oil must flow, skirting shorter, riskier routes crossing Russia or Iran.
		The election was an opportunity for the Aliyev regime, whose previous polls had been marred by cheating, to show the world that it could behave like a mature democracy.
		Azerbaijan has granted overflight rights to U.S. warplanes en route to Central Asian bases, and it is one of the few Muslim nations to support the Iraq invasion.
	www.motherjones.com /news/feature/2004/07/07_407.html (1751 words)

	Asia Times -
		Eighty-year-old President Heidar Aliyev last week bowed out of Azerbaijan's political arena after ruling over the country for more than 30 years, in favor of his 42-year-old son Ilham, who will be the ruling party's only candidate in the elections, and as such almost certain to win.
		Aliyev's October 2 announcement that he is withdrawing from the presidential race in favor of Ilham was somewhat undermined by the fact that it was read by an anchor on state television, lending credence to opposition claims that Aliyev's illness has left him incapacitated.
		A poll conducted in Azerbaijan by the Center for Political and Economic Research (FAR Center), with support from the US National Endowment for Democracy, found that a clear plurality expects the presidential election to be marred by voting irregularities.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Central_Asia/EJ09Ag01.html (1222 words)

	Presidential Election in Azerbaijan
		The United States is deeply disappointed and concerned that the October 15, 2003, presidential election in Azerbaijan failed to meet international standards.
		An International Election Observer Mission, comprised of representatives of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the parliamentary assemblies of the OSCE and Council of Europe, issued a preliminary assessment on October 16.
		We call on Azerbaijan's Government to fulfill its OSCE commitments and its duties to protect all of its citizens and their rights.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2003/25502.htm (427 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Opposition Gains Confidence as Azerbaijan’s Presidential Election Approaches
		Opposition leaders in Azerbaijan are encouraged by a recent poll that shows a significant decline in support for the ruling party candidate, Ilham Aliyev.
		When asked if they felt the 2003 presidential election would be "free and fair," 46 percent said "no." Almost 27 percent responded "yes," and another 27 percent said they "didn’t know." In May, 49 percent expected the voting results to be falsified, and 25 percent said it would be a freely contested election.
		According to the State Department, the US government is allocating $2 million to promote election transparency, including "funds for 150 international observers." The statement cautioned the Azerbaijani government, expressing concern about the "harassment and violence against opposition and human rights activists." It also criticized the Central Election Commission’s decision not to publish voter lists.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav100603.shtml (933 words)

	Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
		to the Presidential Elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan
		CONCERNING THE OCTOBER 15TH 2003 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF In difference from the October 1993 and October 1998 presidential elections, almost none of the serious political forces remained outside of the election process and boycotted the elections at the election campaign of the October 15th 2003 presidential elections of Azerbaijan Republic.
		According to the Election Code, most of the courts that must resolve this problem in an hour were closed on the election day, delayed on purpose or made bureaucracy as a result of which the voter right of a small part of voters appealed to the courts have been restored.
	www.idee.org /azerbaijanelections.html (3960 words)

	Press Releases: Caucasus (Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia), Azerbaijan: Police violence mars election campaign
		Azerbaijan's international partners, particularly the United States and European Union countries, should forcefully condemn the attacks taking place during the election campaign, which began in September.
		This is the second week running that the opposition in Azerbaijan has tried to hold an unauthorized rally in the center of the capital.
		The OSCE concluded that the October 2003 presidential election was fraudulent.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6GWGBD?OpenDocument (1058 words)

	US calls for inquiry into Azerbaijan election : AZ IMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Washington on Tuesday night responded to widespread denunciation of fraud and intimidation during Azerbaijan's presidential election by calling for an independent investigation, having earlier congratulated Ilham Aliyev, the declared winner and son of the former president.
		Azerbaijan is crucial to a US-backed oil pipeline being built by BP from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean.
		Mr Aliyev's father, Heydar, the long-time ruler of Azerbaijan who had cultivated close ties with the US, is seriously ill in a US hospital.
	arizona.indymedia.org /print.php?id=13007 (394 words)

	Elections in Azerbaijan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Azerbaijan gives information on election and election results in Azerbaijan.
		Azerbaijan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
		On Sunday, 6 November 2005, elections for parliament were held.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Azerbaijan (136 words)

	CNN.com - Observers: Azerbaijan vote falls short - Nov 7, 2005
		BAKU, Azerbaijan (CNN) -- Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan failed to meet international standards for free and fair voting, an observer mission said Monday in an announcement that could embolden opposition parties to take to the streets of this former Soviet republic.
		Hastings said despite the problems, the elections did show modest improvements from the presidential elections in 2003.
		Azerbaijan has a majority Turkish population of about 8 million people, the vast majority of whom are Muslim, according to the CIA World Factbook.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/azerbaijan.election (391 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - OSCE: Election Shows Serious Efforts in Azerbaijan towards Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Voting in the 15 October Azerbaijan presidential election was generally well administered in most polling stations but the overall election process still fell short of international standards in several respects.
		These are the conclusions of the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) in Baku, deployed by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and the Council of Europe.
		Guillermo Martines Casan, Head of Delegation of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, said: "We hope this election could mark the beginning of a new era in Azerbaijan in which progress could be achieved through trust, confidence-building and co-operation of all democratic forces in the country.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=6608 (548 words)

	doc_azerbaijan
		Presidential elections in Azerbaijan : 15 October 2003
		Final results of the Presidential election of 15 October 2003
		Publication by the Central Electoral Commission of the final results of Presidential elections in Azerbaijan
	www.coe.int /T/E/Com/Files/Themes/Elections/doc_azerbaijan.asp (245 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Azeri dynasty stays in power
		The election was marred by violence, as riot police clashed with opposition supporters who accused the government of rigging the election.
		"This election was a missed opportunity for a genuine democratic election process," said OSCE observation mission head Peter Eicher.
		The ailing president, who has spent the last three months in hospitals abroad, withdrew from the election two weeks ago, leaving his son the only candidate from the ruling party.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3196318.stm (374 words)

	LOTOS Works To Improve Access To Recent Parliamentary Election In Azerbaijan For Azeri Citizens With Disabilities
		The Azeri disability community and the Central Election Commission (CEC) had already advanced electoral access in the 2003 election, when the CEC worked with the Azerbaijan Society of the Blind to develop and test a ballot guide enabling blind voters to cast an independent ballot.
		LOTOS would train the Central Election Commission, their regional staff and the poll workers at the polling sites to understand how to implement accessible elections for persons with disabilities and how to facilitate disabled people voting including disability etiquette and the basic right of disabled people to vote.
		Looking towards the presidential elections in 2007, LOTOS hopes there will be ample time to implement the activities originally proposed for the 2005 elections.
	www.disabilityworld.org /12-01_06/azerbaijan.shtml (691 words)

	NDI - National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
		The Republic of Georgia has been thrown into a political crisis as a result of the failure of the November 2, 2003 parliamentary election process to produce preliminary official election results that accurately reflect the will of the Georgian electorate.
		In addition, preliminary official election results do not accurately reflect the will of those who were able to cast votes.
		"The consequences of a failed election process in Georgia could undermine peace and stability as well as deny the right of Georgians to freely choose those who would have the authority to govern in their name and in their interests," said NDI Chairman and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright.
	www.ndi.org /worldwide/eurasia/georgia/elections/statement_111903.asp (515 words)

	CNN.com - World News: Election Watch
		The last presidential election was held on October 11, 1998.
		In this election, Heydar ALIYEV won the presidency by securing 77.6% of the valid votes over Etibar MAMEDOV who had 11.8%, and Nizami SULEYMANOV with 8.2% of the votes.
		Harassment of journalists, lack of access to media for presidential candidates, and concerns that President ALIYEV will pass the presidency to his son, Prime Minister Ilham ALIYEV, are among the top concerns surrounding the elections.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/europe/azerbaijan3.html (322 words)

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