Kremlin Candidate Wins Chechen Vote

World | October 6, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Kremlin Candidate Wins Chechen Vote A man passes by a pre-election poster, which depicts Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechnya's Moscow-apointed acting president and reads:'Akhmad Kadyrov. Pure intentions, strong leadership'. Kadyrov won the vote in what is described as no-surprise victory. Photo by AP

Officials declared Chechnya's Kremlin-appointed leader the winner in the region's presidential vote. With more than 77 percent of the votes counted, acting President Akhmad Kadyrov had 81.1 percent in what is described as a no-surprise victory after Kadyrov's main challengers withdrew or were removed from an election. Chechnya, a region of about 1 million people in southern Russia, has been ravaged by two separatist wars since 1994.

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