"We shall be working to persuade the public to go to the polls so that the republican president knew the entire population had elected him," said Umar Avturkhanov, once Prime Minister of the no longer existent Chechen-Ingush autonomous republic.
No presidential hopeful should turn for backing to any particular clan-on the contrary, the candidates are to seek support of the republic's entire population. They ought by no means to contrast themselves either to their rivals in the race or to the public, he emphasised.
"Many are running for presidency-and all of them are worthy people," said another conferee, Mussa Umarov, who represents Chechnya's State Council in the Federation Council. Among all those deserving men, he highlighted Alu Alkhanov, republican Interior Minister of fairly long standing, who can take stock of current suspense-laden developments better than anyone else, what with his thorough inside knowledge of the situation.
Umar Jabrailov, business tycoon who represents the republican administration in the Federation Council, shares the opinion. "Of all presidential hopefuls, we see Alkhanov as the best to cope. He is the most acceptable man to us," remarked the Senator.
Chechnya is having a presidential election in a month sharp-August 29. The early poll was appointed after the President died in a terror act, May 9.
