BBC: Azeris clash as votes counted

[Sufi Marmot]

Not as titillating as the Kobe scandal, but there's an election going on in Azerbaijan, a small but rather important country in the Caucasus.

BBC Article

Opposition supporters in Azerbaijan have clashed with riot police, as votes are being counted in a presidential election widely expected to be won by Ilham Aliyev, the son of the current president...

...President Heydar Aliyev, who is standing down after 30 years on and off in power, has eased the way for his son, Ilham Aliyev, to succeed him....

...This would be the first transfer of power from father to son in the former Soviet bloc.


The result of this election and its aftermath have implications for a) our relations with Russia, b) our relations with Iran, c) oil/natural gas prices, and d) general stability in the Caucasus...

Anyone else read "Azerbaijan Diary"? It's an interesting read if you like geopolitics or have any interest in the Caucasus...


-SM

[bahrbearian]

1. Don't worry the BFEE

has in under conrol, after all it's just another election,with a sucessor to the Throne.

[Sufi Marmot]

2. Aliyev (Sr.) is good enough at rigging elections...

...I doubt he needs the BFEE's help...