June 3, 2003 - 19:36 AMT
AZERI PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD OCTOBER 15
Presidential election in Azerbaijan will be held October 15. As reported by Baku media, head of the Central Electoral Commission of the country Mazakhir Panakhov said. It should be noted that by today potential candidates for the post of the state head are incumbent president Heydar Aliyev and candidates forming opposition - chairman of "Musavat" party Isa Hambar, leader of "People's Front of Azerbaijan" Ali Kerimli, head of "Party of National Independence" Etibar Mamedov, chairman of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Rasul Guliyev, as well as former president of the country, leader of "Civil Unity" party Ayaz Mutalibov.