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The man widely expected to win, Ilham Aliyev, cast his vote in the capital, Baku

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Older residents can still remember Azerbaijan's Soviet days and years of turmoil

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Turnout was reported to be brisk but opposition parties alleged fraud

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Transparent boxes are being used to try to minimise the risk of electoral fraud

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The mainly-Muslim republic has benefited from enormous oil wealth

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Opposition leader Isa Gambar, voting with his wife Aida, says people's votes have been stolen

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The president is absent on polling day as he has been for three months - receiving hospital treatment abroad