Some Azerbaijanis still hope that the Popular Front,or part of it,can regain its feet as a democratic movement,using local elections to assume power and responsibility. For now,however,democracy in Azerbaijan appears to be a receding dream.

• 有些阿塞拜疆人仍然希望“群众阵线”，或其中一部分能重整旗鼓，从事民主运动，通过地方选举取得权力与责任。可是目前，在阿塞拜疆的民主似乎是一个逐渐消灭的梦想。