President of Azerbaijan sweeps election - exit polls - video Dailymotion

Exit polls show president achieving 93.9% support, rising to nearly 100% in Karabakh.

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00:00 Voters in Azerbaijan have been casting their ballots in a snap election, almost certain

00:06 to give incumbent President Ilham Aliyev another seven-year term. It follows his government`s

00:12 swift reclaiming of the Karabakh region from ethnic Armenian separatists, who controlled

00:17 it for three decades.

00:21 Analysts suggested that Aliyev moved the election to capitalize on his burst in popularity following

00:26 September`s blitz in Karabakh.

00:30 Now the historical chance about a peaceful transformation of the region and also with

00:36 an ultimate goal of signing the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan and normalizing

00:40 the relations between two countries. As such, it could also have an effect for wider transformation

00:45 of the region of the source causes.

00:47 But in the meantime, after the election, Azerbaijan enters a new stage of its social, economic

00:53 and political development as such. And once again, this war is over, but it was one of

00:59 the priority for the Azerbaijani government and Azerbaijani people. Once Azerbaijan`s territorial

01:03 integrity has been ensured, now the new ambitions and new national dreams are emerging on our

01:08 agenda. This national dream is about a peaceful development and further social economic development

01:13 of Azerbaijan.

01:14 In Fuzuli, the Azerbaijani city near Karabakh that was controlled by Armenian forces until

01:19 2020, residents participated enthusiastically in the voting process.

01:26 62-year-old Aliyev has been in power for more than 20 years. According to the exit poll,

01:41 he is set to win with nearly 93 percent of the vote.

01:44 (whooshing)