World IN BRIEF : MAURITANIA : Military Rule Wins Boycotted Elections
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The military government won Mauritania’s first direct legislative elections since independence in 1960, capitalizing on an opposition boycott of the voting, early returns indicated in Nouakchott. The multi-party elections were the first since independence in 1960, but only four of 233 legislative candidates did not support President Sid Ahmed Ould Taya, who seized power in a military coup seven years ago and won a disputed presidential election in January.
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