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    EU STATEMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAUSED BAKU'S BEWILDERMENT

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    22.10.2008 17:07 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The EU statement that the Azerbaijani presidential
    election did not meet international standards received a diverse
    feedback, for all other international organizations announced that
    the election was well organized and democratic, an Azeri official said.

    "The Azeri government protests the EU statement," said Novruz
    Mammadov, head of international relations division at the Azeri
    president's administration. "This statement is disrespect for the
    other international observation missions."

    "1258 international observers from 59 countries watched the
    election process and concluded that it was an advance toward
    democratization. Although, the absence of opposition candidates was
    marked as the main shortcoming, the EU statement caused surprise,"
    Mammadov said, 1news.az reports.

    Commenting on the presidential election in Azerbaijan, Chair of the
    EP Delegation, Mrs. Marie Anne Isler Béguin, stated: "According to
    our observations on Election Day, the election was well prepared and
    largely carried out smoothly. However, we deplore the lack of genuine
    competition, due to the boycott by major opposition parties and the
    absence of a real campaign".

    --Boundary_(ID_apRayC2EG4VHu1mUnV FxYA)--
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