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Ilham Aliyev Collects Most Votes in Uzbekistan

Politics Materials 15 October 2008 20:29 (UTC +04:00)

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 15 October / Trend corr. T.Jukov/Most electorates voted for the candidate from the governing party, Ilham Aliyev, in the polling station opened in the Azerbaijani Embassy in Uzbekistan.

"Sixty-six Azerbaijanis out of 66, who reside in Uzbekistan, took part in the presidential elections," Ilkin Ahmadov, the first secretary of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Uzbekistan, told Trend .

The voting was completed at 7:00 at local time.

"The counting of votes revealed that 98.4% voted for the incumbent President Ilham Aliyev," said Ahmadov.

Seven candidates participated in the 15 October presidential elections, including Ilham Aliyev, chairman of ruling New Azerbaijan Party; Igbal Agazade, chairman of opposition Umid (Hope) Party; Fazil Gazanfaroglu, chairman of Great Establishment Party; Gudrat Hasanguliyev, chairman of Unified Popular Front Party; Hafiz Hajiyev, chairman of Muasir Musavat Party; Fuad Aliyev, chairman of Liberal Democrat Party and independent candidate Gulamhuseyn Alibayli.

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