Ali Akhmedov, who is executive secretary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaycan Party, told a press conference on the evening of 16 October that Musavat Party activists had tried to storm the Central Election Commission building in order to alter the results of the previous day\'s presidential ballot, an action which, he claimed, was tantamount to seizing power by force. Akhmedov claimed that Musavat Party Chairman Gambar urged his supporters to resort to violence. Akhmedov said the leaders not only of Musavat, but also of the other parties belonging to the Our Azerbaijan bloc that backed Gambar acted as \"stooges of extremist forces\" and thereby placed themselves outside the law, adding that Gambar and the leaders of the other parties should be brought to trial. Akhmedov also said the parliament should strip Umid Party Chairman Igbal Agazade, who Akhmedov said led one of the groups of young protesters, of his deputy\'s mandate. (zerkalo.az)