The head of Mauritania's democratic opposition, Ahmed Ould Dadah, says General Aziz's candidacy is illegal even if he resigns his military commission because Mauritanian law prohibits those who take power by force from runningin the next election.
VOA: standard.2009.03.29
Bhutto and other opposition members have threatened to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections unless the restrictions imposed by Musharraf come to an end and heresigns as army chief.