Chechens Elect Russia&#39;s Choice For President
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GROZNY, Russia -- Unofficial results show the Russian government&#39;s choice for Chechen president already has enough votes to claim victory.
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Description: There&#39;s a presidential election Sunday in Chechnya to replace the man who was assassinated earlier this year. The election has been overshadowed by the twin airplane crashes in Russia, which are now attributed to Chechen terrorists.
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Russia&#39;s republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.
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THE RUSSIAN REPUBLIC of Chechnya got a new president Sunday -- but congratulations to Alu Alkhanov, the career police officer taking over the job, don&#39;t really seem to be in order.
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Seven candidates ended their four-week-long presidential campaign Friday in Chechnya, with Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov standing as a clear favorite to win the election slated for Sunday in the Russian republic.
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Chechens marked the birthday of their murdered leader, days ahead of an election to replace him at the helm of the Caucasus republic where a five-year guerrilla war shows no signs of dying down.
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ZNAMENSKOYE, Russia  - Chechens voted on Sunday  for a new president in a tense election, but many doubted the  Moscow-backed police officer who was set to win would manage to  stamp out rebellion in the turbulent region.
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GROZNY, Russia Under heavy security and with few voters visible in this hushed and abandoned capital, the republic of Chechnya on Sunday held a special presidential election, a step toward replacing a predecessor who was killed by a bomb.
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The presidential election in Chechnya is just days away, but Moscow has already cast its highly influential vote. ULYANOVSK, Russia--Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly dropped
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The new president of Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov, is due to be sworn in amid high security in the capital, Grozny.
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Moscow, Oct. 6. (UNI): The new President of war-torn Russian republic of Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov took the oath of office in Grozny, the Chechen capital, amid very tight security throughout the region.
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MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- Chechens this weekend are choosing a replacement for their assassinated president -- the Kremlin hoping the vote will bring some stability to a region racked by a decade of violence.
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GROZNY, Russia : A Kremlin-backed career police officer was set to be crowned leader of Chechnya in a vote that Moscow hopes will show progress towards peace in the embattled republic but that was nonetheless punctuated by violence.
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Against a backdrop of war and squalor, Chechens voted Sunday for a replacement for their assassinated president, in a vote the Kremlin hopes will bring some stability to a region wracked by a decade of violence.
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GROZNY, Russia -- Kremlin favorite Maj. Gen. Alu Alkhanov is the clear front-runner in election results for the presidency of the war-torn Russian republic of Chechnya.
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On 29 August, Chechen voters will go to the polls for the second time within 11 months to endorse or reject the candidate perceived by the Kremlin as most capable of imposing some semblance of normality in the war-torn region.