- Title: AZERBAIJAN: Mixed reactions in Baku to Azerbaijan polls
- Date: 9th November 2010
- Summary: BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (NOVEMBER 8, 2010) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BAKU STREETS/ELECTION POSTERS IN THE STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BAKU RESIDENT, GASAN GULIYEV, SAYING "I am not satisfied with the state of our parliament, so I do not expect anything positive from this parliament." PEOPLE IN THE STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) BAKU RESIDENT, MARINA MAGIRAMOVA, SAYING "I want so
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- Location: Azerbaijan
- Country: Azerbaijan
- Topics: Domestic Politics
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- Story Text: As citizens of Azerbaijan waited on Monday (November 8) for the final results of parliamentary elections held on the weekend, the mood on the streets of Baku was a mix of resignation and expectancy.
President Ilham Aliyev's Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) swept the board in elections held on Sunday, giving him an even tighter grip on power in the ex-Soviet republic.
Ahead of the final results, some people said they expected to see no change.
"I am not satisfied with the state of our parliament, so I do not expect anything positive from this parliament," said Baku resident Gasan Guliyev.
But others were more optimistic.
"I want some global changes, at least in our society. I very much want the changes and I hope and believe they will happen," said Marina Magiramova.
Kamil Guzalov agreed.
"I have high hopes. I really hope that like in the previous years, good and caring deputies will be in the parliament this year, and that our country will develop," he said.
Opposition parties claim the vote was rigged.
A country of 8.3 million, Azerbaijan is a strategic energy provider and a route for U.S. troops and supplies to Afghanistan. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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