Ukraine rejects would-be Azeri presidential hopeful’s bid
Ukraine’s electoral body has rejected the candidacy
of an Azerbaijan-born would-be presidential hopeful. The Central
Election Commission explained the decision with incompliance of his
papers with legislation.
Zaur Abbasov, 51, was born in the Azerbaijani town of Ganja and currently resides in the Ukrainian town of Dnepropetrovsk. He is a member of the People’s Party headed by Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn and is currently unemployed.
Abbasov stood in the 2002 elections to Supreme Rada (parliament) as an independent candidate but managed to gain only 0.1 percent of the votes.*
Zaur Abbasov, 51, was born in the Azerbaijani town of Ganja and currently resides in the Ukrainian town of Dnepropetrovsk. He is a member of the People’s Party headed by Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn and is currently unemployed.
Abbasov stood in the 2002 elections to Supreme Rada (parliament) as an independent candidate but managed to gain only 0.1 percent of the votes.*
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