Azeri Elections: Another Orange Revolution?

By: The Moscow News, November 3, 2005 The situation in Azerbaijan is increasingly reminiscent of a cliff-hanging thriller. Its last pages are to be written on the night of November 6. According to the tradition that has evolved in the post-Soviet states, presidential or parliamentary elections are an excellent opportunity for regime change. This tradition has been followed by Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan. Azerbaijan seems poised to be next, as the local opposition is dreaming about a "velvet" revolution. According to the leaders of major opposition parties, which formed the Azadlyg (Freedom) electoral bloc, the people are tired of corruption and poverty and want to see the progressive part of society - i.e., democrats and opposition intellectuals - come to power. DD 11.04.2005

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