No win, no gain

The military regime gets the election result it wanted, with no party strong enough to govern

There was no winner in the parliamentary elections on 19 November, the first since Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall's coup of 3 August 2005 (AC Vol 45 No 17). Since none of the parties took enough seats to form a government, they must negotiate a coalition. That will prove difficult and suits the outgoing military junta, which had done its best to encourage the smaller 'independent' parties.

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Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Ahmed Ould Daddah, Moktar Ould Daddah, Capital concert, Senegalese, Youssou N'Dour, Maaouiya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Jemil Ould Mansour, Egypt, United States, Israel, Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, Rassemblement des Forces Démocratiques, Parti Républicain Démocratique et Rénové, Alliance Populaire et Progressiste, Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social, Coalition des Forces du Changement Démocratique, Beydanes, Haratines, Haratines, Beydane

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