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Elections in Mauritania
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Prior to the coup d'etat of August 2005, Mauritania was a one party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party in power. Opposition parties were allowed, but widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Mauritania elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. Prior to 2006, the president was elected for a six year term by the people, with no term limits; following the constitutional referendum of June 2006, presidential terms are now five years, with a two-term limit and a maximum age limit of 75. The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah/Assemblée Nationale) has 81 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate (Majlis al-Shuyukh/Sénat) has 56 members, 53 members elected for a six year term by municipal councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad.
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Latest elections
2007 Presidential election
| Candidates – Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi | 183,726 | 24.80 | 373,520 | 52.85 |
| Ahmed Ould Daddah – Rally of Democratic Forces | 153,252 | 20.69 | 333,185 | 47.15 |
| Zeine Ould Zeidane | 113,182 | 15.28 | ||
| Messaoud Ould Boulkheir – Popular Alliance for Progress | 72,493 | 9.79 | ||
| Ibrahima Moctar Sarr | 58,878 | 7.95 | ||
| Saleh Ould Hanenna – Mauritanian Party of Union and Change | 56,700 | 7.65 | ||
| Mohamed Ould Maouloud – Union of the Forces of Progress | 30,254 | 4.08 | ||
| Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud | 15,326 | 2.07 | ||
| Mohamed Ould Cheikhna | 14,200 | 1.92 | ||
| Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla | 12,813 | 1.73 | ||
| Ethmane Ould Cheikh Ebi El Maali | 10,868 | 1.47 | ||
| Ba Mamadou Alassane – Party for Liberty, Equality and Justice | 4,076 | 0.55 | ||
| Mohamed Ahmed Ould Baba Ahmed Ould Salihi | 2,779 | 0.38 | ||
| Moulaye El Hacen Ould Jeid – Mauritanian Party for Renewal and Concord | 2,535 | 0.34 | ||
| Chbih Ould Cheikh Malainine | 2,111 | 0.28 | ||
| Rajel dit Rachid Moustapha – Mauritanian Party for Renewal | 1,977 | 0.27 | ||
| Sidi Ould Isselmou Ould Mohamed Ahid | 1,784 | 0.24 | ||
| Isselmou Ould El Moustapha – Party of Democratic Convergence | 1,779 | 0.24 | ||
| Mohamed Ould Mohamed El Moctar Ould Tomi | 1,465 | 0.20 | ||
| Mohamed Ould Ghoulam Ould Sidaty | 652 | 0.09 | ||
| Total valid votes | 740,850 | 100.0 | 706,705 | 100.00 |
| Total valid poll(turnout 70.2 %/67.4 ) | 794,979 | 764,045 | ||
| Sources: African Elections, African Press Agency | ||||
2006 Parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held on November 19, 2006.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats 1st round |
Seats 2nd round |
Total seats |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Mithaq (moderate Islamist independents) | 10 | 31 | 41 | |||
| RFD-UFP | Rally of Democratic Forces (Regroupement des Forces Démocratiques) | 12 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Union of Forces of Progress (Union des Forces du Progrès) | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| RFD-UFP | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Renouvellement) | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| APP-HATEM | People's Progressive Alliance (Alliance populaire progressiste) | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (Parti mauritanien de l'union et du changement-HATEM) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| APP-HATEM | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Rally for Democracy and Unity (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Democratic Renovation (Rénovation Démocratique) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| People's Front (Front populaire) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Social-Democratic Unionist Party (Parti unioniste démocratique et socialiste) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| National Rally for Democracy, Liberty and Equality (Rassemblement national pour la liberté, la démocratie et l'égalité) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Union of the Democratic Center (Union du centre démocratique) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Alternative (Alternative) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 43 | 52 | 95 | |||
| Source: IPU | ||||||
2007 Senate election
| Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | Total | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
| Al-Mithaq (moderate Islamist independents) | 2,258 | 63.14 | 23 | 1,081 | 69.79 | 11 | 34 |
| Rally of Democratic Forces (Regroupement des Forces Démocratiques) and allies | 365 | 10.21 | 5 | 98 | 6.33 | 1 | 6 |
| Rally of Democratic Forces–Union of Forces of Progress (RFD-UFP) | 76 | 4.91 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Renouvellement) | 231 | 6.46 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Union of Forces of Progress (Union des Forces du Progrès) | 129 | 3.61 | 1 | 29 | 1.87 | 0 | 1 |
| Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (Coalition des Forces de Changements) | 83 | 2.32 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (Parti mauritanien de l'union et du changement/HATEM) and allies | 31 | 0.87 | 1 | 103 | 6.65 | 2 | 3 |
| Union for Democracy and Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) and allies | 28 | 0.78 | 1 | 1 | |||
| People's Progressive Alliance (Alliance populaire progressiste) and allies | 12 | 0.34 | 1 | 1 | |||
| representatives of the diaspora | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 3,137 | 100.0 | 38 | 1,387 | 100.0 | 15 | 56 |
Past elections
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