State "not run by peoples will"

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4247158.stm

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States 'not run by people's will'
	
Selection of facts and figures from the global survey

At-a-glance
Sixty-five percent of citizens across the world do not think their country is governed by the will of the people, a poll commissioned by the BBC suggests.

The Gallup International Voice of the People 2005 poll questioned more than 50,000 people in 68 states for the BBC World Service survey about power.

Only in Scandinavia and South Africa do the majority believe that they are ruled according to their wishes.

But 47% thought elections in their countries were free and fair.

The figure is 55% for the US and Canada and up to 82% in EU countries - but just 24% in West Africa. [/QUOTE]