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Azerbaijan's Aliyev officially wins by a landslide in an election that monitors say was restrictive
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People wave national flags celebrating Azerbaijan's President Ilhan Aliyev's victory in the presidential election in Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Azerbaijanis voted Wednesday in an election almost certain to see incumbent President Ilhan Aliyev chosen to serve another seven-year term. - photo by AP Photo
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has officially won another term in office with 92.12% of the vote, the country’s Central Election Commission said Friday. Election monitors, however, have expressed concern about the vote. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Thursday that the election took place in a restrictive environment with no real political competition.