Instead, a group of unelected civilian and military "décideurs" ("deciders"), known as "le pouvoir" ("the power"), actually rule the country, even deciding who should be president.
ɪnstˈɛd, ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ʌnᵻlˈɛktᵻd sɪvˈɪliən ænd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi "dˈeɪsaɪdˌɜːz""dᵻsˈaɪdɚz", nˈoʊn æz "lə pˈuːvwɑːɹ""ðə pˈaʊɚ", ˈæktʃuːəli ɹˈuːl ðə kˈʌntɹi, ˈiːvən dᵻsˈaɪdɪŋ hˌuː ʃˌʊd biː pɹˈɛzɪdənt.