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Azerbaijan strongman set for over 80% of vote: exit polls

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday was set to romp home to a crushing victory in presidential elections denounced by the opposition as a fraud, with exit polls giving him well over 80 percent of the vote. Several exit polls were published.

Incumbent Favored in Azerbaijan’s Presidential Election Today

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Azerbaijan holds its presidential election today, with incumbent President Ilham Aliyev benefiting from a high approval rating, and the opposition parties presenting a fractious slate of nine different.