HAIDAR ALIEV

, whom he termed ambiguously "a wise enough man." President Aliev has made no public response. … Kocharian’s March 30 election was apparently not as squeaky clean as first advertised. Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have evidence of "serious irregularities." But Kocharian was inaugurated April 9 and his victory is unlikely to be challenged.