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EX-MILITANTS WILL HAVE RIGHT TO RUN IN CHECHEN ELECTIONS – ALKHANOV
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Chechen President Alu Alkhanov said the upcoming Chechen parliamentary elections will be the largest and most democratic in the history of Chechnya and that former militants who did not stain themselves with blood will have the right to run. \"I\'m sure the Chechen parliamentary elections, set for November 27, 2005, will be recognized by the whole of Chechen society,\" Alkhanov told Interfax from Chechnya on Sunday. The Chechen leadership \"has clearly defined its objectives and will give every law-abiding citizen who recognizes the Constitution of Russia and Chechnya and who is ready to work for the benefit of the Homeland, the right to take part in the elections,\' Alkhanov said.AZERI OPPOSITION RALLY FOR POLL
By empty (9/11/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Thousands of opposition supporters in Azerbaijan took to the streets to demand free and fair parliamentary elections in November.Two thousand candidates have already registered for 125 seats in the country\'s parliament. Observers believe this will be a crucial vote for the future of this oil-rich state.NAZARBAYEV APPROVES NOMINATION BY OTAN
By empty (9/9/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Incumbent Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has supported steps by the pro-presidential Otan party to nominate him as a candidate for the December 4 presidential elections. Nazarbayev\'s nomination won unanimous approval at the party\'s special congress in Almaty on Friday. (Interfax).NAZARBAYEV NOMINATED FOR KAZAKHSTAN PRESIDENCY
By empty (9/9/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kazakhstan\'s pro-presidential party Otan (Fatherland) voted unanimously at its special congress in Almaty on Friday to nominate incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev to run for re-election, an Interfax correspondent reported. \"The half-a-million \"army\" of Otan and - I can say confidently - all Kazakh citizens support your decision to run in the presidential elections,\" party acting chairman Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov told the congress, which was attended by Nazarbayev himself. Zhumagulov said he is confident that there is no alternative to the country\'s incumbent president.Visit also
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