Former Mauritanian junta leader named UPR party chief
2009-05-07
Former junta leader General Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz was named leader of the Union for the Republic (UPR) party, international press reported on Wednesday (May 6th). The UPR has 83 seats in the 151-member parliament. Also Wednesday, Mauritanian Party of Union for Change (Hatem) endorsed the presidential candidature of Abdelaziz, who resigned as junta leader last month to run in the June 6th election.
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