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among wine and walnut growers. in the poorest country in europe

A journey through Gagauzia, where walnuts and wine are important industries.

By Torgny Hinnemo April 12, 2012

Election in Azerbaijan. Lower interest among young voters

Elections in Azerbaijan have regularly been criticized by international observers and mainly seem to be a formalization of political balance agreed by different economical interest groups in the country. Being split, the opposition parties now once again admit that, in addition to election fraud, they suffer from low support from an electorate that sees them as a weak force in society. In the foreseeable future political changes in Azerbaijan will rather be a result of shifting powers within the elite than of electoral processes.

By Torgny Hinnemo December 16, 2010