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Turkish president congratulates Azeri counterpart on reelection

Ankara, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his reelection as Azerbaijan's president, in the elections held on Wednesday in that country, the Communications Directorate of the Presidency reported.

During a telephone conversation, Erdogan wished Aliyev “to bring goodness” to that nation, whose voters elected him for the fifth time to lead the country.

The Azeri leader obtained more than 92 percent of votes, according to the head of the Central Electoral Commission, Mazahir Panahov.

A total of 4,971,000 voters are entitled to vote in that country and the turnout was 76.73 percent, according to official data.

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