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AZERBAIJAN - VOTE
AZERBAIJAN, Baku : A woman stands near election posters for current Azeri President Ilham Aliyev (top) and opposition candidate Hafiz Hadjiev (bottom), in Baku on October 14, 2008. The war in Georgia created new dilemmas for its oil-rich neighbour Azerbaijan, which has walked a tightrope between Moscow and Washington while dealing with a simmering ethnic conflict of its own. Aliyev, almost certain to be re-elected for a second term on October 15, has so far managed to maintain good relations with Georgia, Russia and the United States. AFP PHOTO / VANO SHLAMOV