In Tbilisi, Kiev, and Bishkek, the leaders of the “color revolutions” had already held lofty positions in regimes that they now attacked as thoroughly corrupt; yet they succeeded in gaining the population’s trust. That is far from a foregone conclusion in Azerbaijan, where the last stint in power by some of the opposition leaders in 1992-1993 still evokes bitter memories of a time of war and crisis that few can recall without horror.
而这一次，反对派终于实现了团结，他们发现共同支持125个议会候选人要比支持唯一一个总统候选人容易得多。但执政当局仍有可能占据上风。在第比利斯、基辅和比什凯克，“色彩”革命的领导者早已在政权中身居高位，但他们现在反过来攻击执政政权，指责它腐败透顶。尽管虚伪，他们仍然成功地赢得了公众的信任。但这些还远远不能算阿塞拜疆选举的预计结果，因为1992－1993年掌权的最后一批反对派领袖至今仍然唤起人们痛苦的记忆：那个充满了战争和危机的年代让所有人都毛骨悚然。