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Elections In Mauritania
Elections in Mauritania encompass four different types: presidential elections, parliamentary elections, regional elections and local elections. This article only lists elections held after the introduction of multi-party politics with the 1991 Constitution, introduced after a referendum. During the authoritarian regime of Ould Daddah elections that were not up to democratic standards were held under a one-party state, while elections weren't held during a period of military junta rule after Mauritania's participation in the Western Sahara War. Mauritania has a presidential election every five years, in which a President of Mauritania is elected in two rounds on the basis of a direct popular vote. Parliamentary elections for the National Assembly are held every five years with a parallel voting system combining several national lists and an electoral district vote, with a two-round system used for one-seat districts, a general ticket used for two-seat districts, with larger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Councils Of Mauritania
A regional council ( ar, مجلس جهوي, french: conseil régional) is the elected assembly of a region of Mauritania. Electoral system After 2023 On 26 September 2022 all Mauritanian political parties reached an agreement sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation to reform the election system ahead of the upcoming 2023 elections after weeks of meetings between all parties. Starting from the 2023 elections, regional councils will be elected in a single round using proportional representation through the largest remainder method The largest remainder method (also known as Hare–Niemeyer method, Hamilton method or as Vinton's method) is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems. It contrasts with various h ..., with no threshold being applied. The head of the list that gets the most votes will automatically become president of the regional council. List of councils References {{reflist Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 22 June 2019, with a second round planned for 6 July if no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote. The result was a first round victory for Mohamed Ould Ghazouani who won with 52 percent of the vote. However, opposition rejected the results, calling it "another army coup." On 1 July 2019, Mauritania's constitutional council confirmed Ghazouani as president and rejected a challenge by opposition. With incumbent President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz not running, the elections were reported to be the first peaceful transfer of power since the country's independence from France in 1960. Electoral system Under Article 26 of the constitution, the president is elected for a five-year term using the two round system. If no candidate receives an absolute majority of the vote in the first round, a second round is held two weeks later between the two candidates who received the most votes. Candidacy is restricted to citizens by birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Mauritanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 11 October 1996, with a second round in 16 of the 79 constituencies on 18 October. After the ruling Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) won 60 of the 63 seats decided in the first round, the opposition Union of Democratic Forces boycotted the second round, resulting in the PRDS winning a total of 70 seats.Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database Voter turnout was 52.1%,Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p595 and only around 30% in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Mauritanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats. Background Previous elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s has seen opposition boycotts due to accusations of the incumbent government rigging the results. However, a new computerised ID system was introduced before the 2001 elections, resulting in opposition parties contesting the elections. IPU Results References Elections in Mauritania |
2006 Mauritanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 November, with a second round 3 December 2006. At least 28 political parties competed to comprise the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly; Islamist parties were banned, but many Islamists ran as independent candidates. 95 seats in the National Assembly were at stake in the election, along with over 200 local councils."Opposition leads Mauritania race" BBC News, November 23, 2006. About 600 independent candidates ran in the election, many of whom were grouped into the (RNI). Many members of the RNI were formerly members of the |
2013 Mauritanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 23 November. The opposition has vowed to boycott the election unless the president steps down beforehand. A total of 1,096 candidates have registered to compete for the leadership of 218 local councils across Mauritania, whilst 438 candidates are contesting for the 146 parliamentary seats. Some 1.2 million Mauritanians were eligible to vote in the election. The first round results yielded a landslide victory for the ruling UPR winning 56 seats and their 14 coalition partners winning 34 seats. The Islamist Tewassoul party won 12 seats. The remaining seats were contested in a runoff on 21 December 2013. The UPR won the majority with 75 seats in the Assembly. Background The elections were originally set for 1 October 2011, then delayed several times to 16 October 2011, 31 March 2012, May 2012, October 2013 and November/December 2013, due to continuous disputes between the government and opposition parties. Contesting parties A tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Mauritanian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 13 and 27 May 2023, alongside regional and local elections. The elections were the first parliamentary elections held after the first peaceful transition of power in the country as a result of the 2019 presidential elections, in which Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was elected president after incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was not able to run due to the two-term constitutional limit. Ruling El Insaf (Equity Party) managed to secure a majority in the National Assembly and increase its national list vote percentage, in part due to the smaller number of parties contesting this election. The party was forced into several runoffs and didn't sweep into all constituencies elected through a general ticket as in 2018. The opposition saw a complete restructuration, with left-wing Union of the Forces of Progress, centre-left Rally of Democratic Forces and Haratine minority interests People's Progressive Alliance losing all of their seats i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 24 January 1992. They followed the constitutional referendum the previous year that resulted in the reintroduction of multi-party democracy, and were the first presidential elections to feature more than one candidate. The result was a victory for incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of the Democratic and Social Republican Party, who defeated three other candidates with 62.9% of the vote.Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database Voter turnout was just 47.4%., Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p596 Results References |
1997 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 12 December 1997. Incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya won the election with 90% of the vote. Voter turnout was 75%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p597, 599 Background President Ould Taya came to power in a coup d'état in 1984 and ruled Mauritania as one-party state for the next seven years. Under the 1991 constitution multi-party democracy was introduced with Taya being elected with 62% of the vote in the 1992 presidential election. However the opposition alleged that the 1992 election had been fraudulent and the main opposition groups in Mauritania boycotted the 1997 election as they said it would not be a fair contest with, for instance, the electoral commission not being independent. Candidates The campaign began on 27 November with President Ould Taya the clear favourite. Ould Taya focused on the performance of the economy and reinforcing de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 7 November 2003. As expected, incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was easily re-elected against weak opposition. The opposition alleged election fraud, and Ould Taya's main challenger, former military ruler Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (the man who Ould Taya ousted when he seized power in December 1984), was arrested both immediately before and after the vote. The elections saw two notable firsts; Aicha Bint Jeddane was the country's first female presidential candidate, and Messaoud Ould Boulkheir was the first descendant of slaves to run for the office. Al-Ahram Weekly, 13–19 November 2005 The elections took place a few months after a violent unsuccessful [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 11 March 2007."Mauritania vote 'free and fair'" '''', March 12, 2007. As no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, and . Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 18 July 2009. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who led the 2008 coup d'état, won a narrow first-round majority in the election, according to official results. A second round, if necessary, would have been held on 1 August 2009. Following the coup which deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on 6 August 2008, the new junta (the High Council of State) promised that a presidential election would be held "as soon as possible". The election was subsequently scheduled for 6 June 2009. Abdel Aziz, who was President of the High Council of State, stepped down in April 2009 in order to stand as a candidate. The opposition initially planned to boycott the election, arguing that the junta pursued a unilateral electoral agenda, and as a result Abdel Aziz was widely expected to win the election.Vincent Fertey"Boycott could see Aziz triumph at the polls" Reuters (''IOL''), April 23, 2009. Later, however, the opposition agreed to participate as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
