In no other country election campaign is based on such hatred and falsehood as in Azerbaijan

PanARMENIAN.Net - Among the most significant is Mubariz Ahmedoglu, Director of the Center for Political Innovation and Technology. Whatever he may say, it all comes down to two spell-words, “enemy-Armenia”. In principle, hardly anyone now doubts it in the neighboring country, and Mubariz Ahmedoglu is not alone in his conviction. Sometimes it seems that the table-top book of the current Azerbaijani politicians is not only George Orwell, as we have already mentioned, but also the works of Joseph Stalin. Or, perhaps, we think too highly of the scientists from the neighboring country, who, most likely, read nothing except for the works of national leader Heydar Aliyev. It is so close to reality…

The other day Ahmedoglu declared that Azerbaijan could “block the remaining exportation opportunities of the critical Armenian economy, if it proves necessary for the peaceful liberation of the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia.” According to him, Georgia and Azerbaijan have agreed to a mutually beneficial exchange and sale of electricity; in addition, Georgia is able to provide herself with this kind of fuel. “Turkey does not purchase electricity from Armenia, and even if Ankara should have such an intention, Baku has weighty leverage to dissuade the Turks from doing it. There remains Iran, the only Armenian neighbor, which could be a potential buyer of the Armenian electricity, but then there will come the alternative offer of Azerbaijan to sell Iran electricity from Nakhichevan. If need be, we'll go on dumping, that is we’ll sell energy to the Iranians below its cost, not to allow revival of the dying economy of the aggressor,” the analyst said.

Unfortunately, no fresh news! We just wonder what “weighty leverage” Baku has for Turkey, which literally the other day cancelled the scheduled visit of Prime Minister Erdogan to Azerbaijan. Either the Turks do not really bother to reason with unduly zealous Ilham Aliyev, or they are simply not up to the Azerbaijanis with their far-fetched theories. By the way, fascism, too, originated from a theory of the origin of a nation, then grew into division, and in the end there was the defeat and Nuremberg. So, before thinking up a history of a dream nation and coming up with a story of ancestry, Caucasian Tatars should read history books, but not their own. Obviously not far off is the day when everything more or less significant in the Greater Middle East will be presented as belonging to the Azeris. Turkey knows this better than anyone, but Armenia knows it best of all, of course.

However, all this will happen later, after the elections on November 7. Most likely, Azerbaijani authorities will try to give a shade of “democracy” to the election and avoid protest actions to be organized by the opposition. Perhaps, they’ll prepare better for next election, by buying up votes long before the Election Day. Distribution of money has already started, but this is a common syndrome in all post-Soviet countries. Only in no other country election campaign is based on such hatred and falsehood as in Azerbaijan.