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Baku: geo-political interest in oil-rich Azerbaijan is high (Photo: Sonke Henning)

MEPs' shameful support for the Azerbaijan election

European election observers announced starkly different assessments of the 9 October presidential election in Azerbaijan.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) condemned the election, citing the lack of a level playing field, limitations on fundamental freedoms, intimidation of voters and candidates, a restrictive media environment and “significant problems ... throughout all stages of the election day processes.”

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Baku: geo-political interest in oil-rich Azerbaijan is high (Photo: Sonke Henning)

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