Exit polls suggest that the incumbent Ilham Aliyev has won Azerbaijan's presidential election with over 80 percent of the vote.
Leading opponents boycotted the vote, accusing Azerbaijani authorities of persecuting the opposition, muzzling the media and fixing previous polls. The central election commission said about 64 percent of the country's almost 5 million voters cast their ballot despite the opposition's boycott. The oil-rich country lies at a strategic crossroads Sunday's Bundesliga results ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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