Violations Alleged In Azerbaijani Election

According to RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. All looks very familiar when thinking back to Ukraine and Georgia, yet as Ben points out Intermedia opinion poll results show Ilham Aliyev as the most trusted politician in the country. Not looking good for the opposition as only 3% would name their leader, Isa Gambar, as the politician 'closest to them'. Stay tuned the exit poll results should be out sometime after polling closes (1700 Baku time) and then we can really get a flavour of where things will turn. Don't forget to keep checking back to EurasiaNet's excellent Azerbaijan Elections 2005 pages.