The Washington Post, July 23rd, 2005
Jackson Diehl's July 4 op-ed piece concerning Azerbaijan noted the strategic importance of that country and the need for free and open elections this fall, but it did not accurately portray the great strides in election reform in the two years since Ilham Aliyev was elected president. It suggested that only those opposed to the Aliyev government were committed to democratic principles, which is false. Despite opposition allegations of a lack of progress in revising or reforming the election process, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recently praised Mr. Aliyev's ex...
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