National Assembly of Mauritania

National Assembly of Mauritania
Mauritania

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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. From 1961-1978, the only legal party was the Parti du Peuple Mauritanien (PPM). In the 1990s, a multiparty system was introduced in Mauritania. The Democratic and Social Republican Party dominated until the 2005 coup. The first truly democratic elections were held in 2006.

On April 27, 2007 Messaoud Ould Boulkheir was elected speaker of the National Assembly, becoming the first black Haratine to hold the position.

Current Composition

e • d Summary of the 19 November and 3 December 2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election results
Parties Votes % Seats
1st round
Seats
2nd round
Total
seats
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

See also

  • List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Mauritania



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