BAKU, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The ruling party of President Ilham Aliyev was leading in 74 out of 125 constituencies in a parliamentary election in oil-producing Azerbaijan on Sunday, according to preliminary official results.
The opposition has condemned the election in the former Soviet republic as fraudulent.
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The opposition has condemned the election in the former Soviet republic as fraudulent.
(Reporting by Margarita Antidze and Afet Mehtiyeva; Editing by Ralph Boulton) Keywords: AZERBAIJAN ELECTION/RESULT (matt.robinson@thomsonreuters.com; +995 32 999 370) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.