French senators have congratulated Azerbaijan's President on a sweeping election victory, but they could have done it one day before the vote.
The French politicians, Nathalie Goulet, Mohamed Soilihi and Jean-Claude Peroni - three of dozens of international monitors in the country - were quoted by Azerbaijan state press on Thursday (10 October) as saying Wednesday's poll was free and fair.
"I did not see any difference in the election processes of our countries," France's Soilihi ...
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