17 June 2004 02:43
Chechnya is in for intense presidential race - official
GROZNY. June 17 (Interfax) - The upcoming election campaign in Chechnya will be an intense one, Chechen State Council
Chairman Taus Dzhabrailov said.
A minimum of twenty people will be running for president in Chechnya, Dzhabrailov said.
Dzhabrailov emphasized that Alkhanov is currently the best
candidate and will be able to continue Kadyrov's cause as soon as he
Ten people, including Moscow businessman Malik Saidullayev, have already filed applications with the republic's
elections commission. Among those who have publicly announced their intention to run for president are General Alu
Alkhanov (Chechnya's interior minister), Movsar Khamidov (Federal Security Service colonel), Said-Khamzat Gairbekov
(construction engineer from Astrakhan), and Bislan Gantamirov (former information and press minister of Chechnya).
"It would be practically impossible to find anyone as good as Akhmad Kadyrov within the remaining period of
time, and therefore we have a team and not just one candidate, and Kadyrov's team assumes responsibility for
continuing the political settlement and restoring the economy and social sphere," Dzhabrailov said.
Kadyrov's team decided to nominate Alu Alkhanov as a single candidate after conducting a comprehensive analysis
of the situation in Chechnya following Kadyrov's death.
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