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Mauritania

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National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site
No
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Annual reporting by parliament

The parliamentary budget is available on the parliamentary web site
No

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public
Yes
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Notes
Each one of the Assemblies can sit in closed session at the demand of the Government or of one-fourth (1/4) of its members present.

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country
No

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament
No
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There is a register of accredited lobbyists
No
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