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| Mauritania's ousted leader to return powerless |
| 2009-05-31 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Mauritania's disputing political parties on Saturday agreed to a symbolic return of the ousted President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in a bid to end the political crisis in the country, Al Arabiya TV reported. The agreement followed three days of intensive talks in the Senegalese capital Dakar with mediators from with the United Nations, African Union, European Union and Arab League. Sources said also the parties were on the verge of striking a deal to postpone by several weeks the polls--condemned by the opposition as a sham aimed at legitimizing last year's coup. Representatives from Mauritania's three main political forces had resumed talks around midday Saturday after meeting late into the night in Dakar. They ended again after some two hours and the participants headed for the Senegalese presidential palace. |
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