Mauritanian junta called the new date for elections.

SyuzhetyVoenny coup in Mauritania Mavritanii21.12.2008Svergnuty President svoboduV released on Friday, 23 January, the leaders of the Mauritanian junta announced that the first after the presidential election held on 6 June 2009, reports AFP.
The promise to hold "fair and transparent" elections "in the very near future" leaders of the junta gave the day after the coup, which occurred on August 6, 2008.
Then, in the bloodless putsch, who organized a high-ranking military officials, was arrested President Sidi Cheikh Abdellahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ahmed Vagh. Putchisty organized by the State Council, headed by a former commander of the presidential guard, General Mohamed Abdel Aziz.
The reason for the coup was a presidential decree on the removal of senior army officers from their posts. The junta was formed a new government, led by Mohammed Laghdaf became Mulaye. His cabinet is mandated under the supervision of the State Council to govern the country until the presidential election.
Abdellahi was the first president of Mauritania, elected in democratic elections. After the coup some 50 of his supporters tried to hold a demonstration to protest, but it was quickly dispersed by police. The vast majority of the deputies of both chambers of the Mauritanian parliament supported the coup.