Complex sentence: However, according to former Foreign Minister Ilyas Akhmadov, the public primarily supported Maskhadov, his Independence Party, and their secularism, and that this was exemplified by the much greater numbers in political rallies supporting the government than those supporting the Islamist opposition.
Split into simpler sentences: However, according to former Foreign Minister Ilyas Akhmadov, the public primarily supported Maskhadov, his Independence Party, and their secularism. This was exemplified by the much greater numbers in political rallies supporting the government than those supporting the Islamist opposition.