Isa Qambar, Musavat party chairman and defeated presidential challenger, appealed on 8 December to participants to end the hunger strike they began on 1 December. The hunger strikers are demanding the release of some 100 opposition activists detained following clashes between police and opposition supporters in the wake of the disputed 15 October presidential ballot. Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Secretary-General Serdar Djalaloglu, who was arrested on 18 October for his imputed role in the unrest, ended his hunger strike on 8 December. Djalaloglu issued a statement that day urging the Azerbaijani people to campaign more actively for \"democratic values,\" and for the invalidation of the official results of the 15 October presidential ballot, and the holding of a new presidential election. (Turan)