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| | Turks.US Daily News: Georgia counting down for Sunday's presidental election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | Sunday's presidential vote is being watched closely for evidence that the new regime will make good on its promise to break with the past, when elections were routinely rigged. |
 | | Saakashvili's challengers in the election are Teimur Shashiashvili, a former regional governor, lawyer Kartlos Gharibashvili, Roin Liparteliani and Zurab Kelekhsashvili, both heads of minor parties, and Zaza Sikharulidze, a disabled rights campaigner. |
 | | Voting will take place between 8:00 am (0400 GMT) and 8:00 pm, except in the separatist-controlled territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which are boycotting the vote. |
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