11 May 2004 08:54
Chechen presidential elections to take place in September
GROZNY/MOSCOW. May 11 (Interfax) - Chechnya will elect its new president in September, Abdul-Kerim Arsakhanov,
chairman of the republic's elections commission, told Interfax Tuesday.
"Under legislation, new presidential elections should be held in September," Arsakhanov said over the
telephone from Grozny.
Under the Chechen constitution, new presidential elections are to be held within 120 days after the republic's
incumbent president stops performing his duties before the expiration of his presidential term.
"Several days of mourning have been declared in Chechnya. After, the Chechen elections commission will set the
date for new elections. Life goes on. Elections must be held. The republic needs a legitimately elected president,"
Arsakhanov said. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG POL] tm aw <>
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