to hold on to power. security forces in between they have broken up hundreds of protesters demonstrating against an election in which no opposition parties were allowed to run results announced on tuesday gave president patrice tell on total control of parliament one report says that three people have been killed in the clashes. these protestors are afraid democracy is going up in flames. even as violence fled and austerity sent in the troops they ve arrived not to be deterred. we ll keep going we re not afraid of prison. democracy is precious to us that s why we are rising up. been in has developed a vibrant political scene since transitioning to democracy in one nine hundred ninety five hundred new electoral laws voters last weekend could choose from only two parties both of them to president petrie s. after the opposition calls for