Mauritania

National Assembly Senate

National Assembly

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes
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Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)
13 May 2023 to 27 May 2023
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
13 Mar 2023
Timing of election
Early elections
Expected date of next elections
31 May 2028
Number of seats at stake
176
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
25

Voter turnout

Registered voters
1,785,036

Results

About the election

The El Insaf party, de facto led by President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, won the elections with 107 seats in the 176-member National Assembly (see note). The National Rally for Reform and Development (Tawassoul), an opposition Islamist party led by Mr. Hamady Ould Sid El Moctar, remained the second largest party in the new legislature with 11 seats. Other small pro-government parties won over 40 seats.

The early parliamentary elections in 2023 were the first to be held under President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, elected in 2019 in a first peaceful transition of power. The elections followed the agreement between the government and parties in September 2022 to renew the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) and hold the elections in the first semester of 2023 for climatic and logistical reasons. Elections were constitutionally due in September 2023. After the first round of the elections, several opposition parties complained of “massive fraud”. The CENI strongly refuted the allegation.

Note:

The statutory number increased from 157 to 176 in accordance with the law adopted by the Government in January 2022. The law stipulates that 88 seats are filled from constituencies with one or two seats following a two-round majority system and the remaining 88 seats are filled from constituencies with more than three seats following the proportional representation list system.

In accordance with Organic Law 2023-013, published in the Official Journal on 23 February 2023, 20 seats are reserved for women candidates who are elected from a single nationwide list and 11 other seats are reserved for young candidates (aged between 25 and 35) who are also elected from a single nationwide list. Further, the CENI is required to establish a mechanism that will guarantee access to the National Assembly to the two disabled deputies who are elected under the proportional representation system. Organic Law 2023-012, published in the same Official Journal, stipulates that the four seats reserved for Mauritanians abroad (one seat each for Africa, Asia, Europe, and America) are now directly elected by Mauritanians abroad rather than indirectly by the National Assembly.

Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
135
Number of women elected
41
Percentage of women elected
23.3%
Women Directly Elected
41
Sources

New legislature

First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
19 Jun 2023

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Mohamed Bamba Ould Meguett (Male)
Date of birth: 31 Dec 1957
Political party
Equity Party (El Insaf)
Date of election
19 Jun 2023

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No