Azeris to the Polls
The first parliamentary elections since 2000 will be held in Azerbaijan on Sunday. For those looking for extensive coverage should point their mouse to Radio Free Europe’s “Azerbaijan Votes”. There you will find up-to-date news along with an archive of articles on Azeri politics from the last few months.
I am far from an expert on the political situation in Azerbaijan and Radio Free Europe provides a helpful timeline that explains events all the way back to October 2003. Many watchers of the region doubt the elections will be fair. Things started to get real heated when former parliament speaker and leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Azerbaijan (ADP) Rasul Guliev decided to return to Baku after living in exile in the United States since 1996. He vowed to participate in the upcoming elections. The Azeri government warned that Guliev would be arrested if he ..read more
