MAIN
 ·ABOUT US
 ·JOB OPPORTUNITY
 ·GUESTBOOK
 ·CONTACT
 ·OUR BANNERS
 ·REPUBLISH
 ·CHANGE COLOUR
  NEW PW
 ·REPORTS
 ·INTERVIEWS
 ·WEEKLY REVIEW
 ·ANALYSIS
 ·COMMENTARY
 ·OPINION
 ·ESSAYS
 ·DEBATE
 ·OTHER ARTICLES
  CHECHNYA
 ·BASIC INFO
 ·SOCIETY
 ·MAPS
 ·BIBLIOGRAPHY
  HUMAN RIGHTS
 ·ATTACKS ON DEFENDERS
 ·REPORTS
 ·SUMMARY REPORTS
  HUMANITARIAN
 ·PEOPLE
 ·ENVIRONMENT
  MEDIA
 ·MEDIA ACCESS
 ·INFORMATION WAR
  POLITICS
 ·CHECHNYA
 ·RUSSIA
 ·THE WORLD'S RESPONSE
  CONFLICT INFO
 ·NEWS SUMMARIES
 ·CASUALTIES
 ·MILITARY
  JOURNAL
 ·ABOUT JOURNAL
 ·ISSUES
  RFE/RL BROADCASTS
 ·ABOUT BROADCASTS
  LINKS

CHECHNYA LINKS LIBRARY

September 21st 2005 · Prague Watchdog / Lecha Sadayev · PRINTER FRIENDLY FORMAT · E-MAIL THIS · ALSO AVAILABLE IN: RUSSIAN 

Chechen election campaign picks up speed

By Lecha Sadayev

CHECHNYA - Although elections to the parliament of the Chechen Republic are still more than two months away, the first candidates have already entered the political ring. As of September 20, twenty-four people had applied for registration with the Chechen electoral committee.

Among those who expressed a desire to fight for parliamentary seats are Salambek Kunchalov, former member of the parliament of independent Chechnya; Amin Osmayev, a well-known ex-deputy of the Chechen-Ingush Supreme Soviet (an organ violently overthrown in 1991); Alavdi Matsuyev, head of one of the departments of the Security Council of the Chechen Republic; and Magomed Aslambekov, a member of the Achkhoi-Martan district police.

Twenty one political parties are permitted to take part in the elections, which the Kremlin scheduled for November 27. A list of the most powerful Russian political party, United Russia, contains a trio of people prominent in the republic: Dukvakha Abdurakhmanov, Minister of Agriculture in the Moscow-backed Chechen government; Taus Dzhabrailov, chairman of the State Council of the Chechen Republic; and Adlan Barzukayev, chairman of the Chechen government budgetary control committee.

A total of 61 deputies will be elected to the parliament of the Chechen Republic, which will consist of two chambers: the Council of the Republic and the People’s Assembly.

According to local political analysts and experts, the battle for political mandates in the parliament will “not be easy.”

Previous elections in Chechnya were accompanied by gross violations and critics say they were rigged and undemocratic.

(MG/A,E,T)



DISCUSSION FORUM





SEARCH
  

[advanced search]

 © 2000-2024 Prague Watchdog  (see Reprint info).
The views expressed on this web site are the authors' own, and don't necessarily reflect the views of Prague Watchdog,
which aims to present a wide spectrum of opinion and analysis relating to events in the North Caucasus.
Advertisement