Mauritanian political leaders press junta chief for election timetable
2008-08-27
Three Mauritanian political parties, including the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), announced Tuesday (August 26th) in Nouakchott that they will not participate in the future government unless ruling military junta members set an election timetable and decline to run for president, AFP reported. After ousting President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdellahi on August 6th, junta chief General Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz vowed to hold swift elections and preserve the democratic system.
Also Tuesday, Algerian Said Djinnit, special envoy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for West Africa, met with General Abdelaziz in Nouakchott and informed him about "the position of the United Nations". Djinnit told reporters after the meeting that they discussed ways for returning the country to constitutional order in compliance with the demands of the UN Security Council and the international community .
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