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Reuters: Aliyev Loyalists Sweep The Board In Azerbaijan Vote

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Tags: Azerbaijan, Elections, Ilham Aliyev

Loyalists of President Ilham Aliyev swept the board in a parliamentary election in oil-producing Azerbaijan, giving him an even tighter grip on power in the ex-Soviet republic.

The leading opposition party, Musavat, failed to win a single seat in the assembly, and criticized the vote on Monday as "illegitimate" and a challenge to the Western democracies.

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