'Democracy is just a mirage, an illusion'
17th Nov 2006, 00:05 GMT
Mauritanians vote in parliamentary polls which will test the willingness of their military rulers to hand over the Saharan country to civilian, democratic rule, writes Daniel Flynn.
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