2023 Mauritanian regional elections
Regional elections will be held in Mauritania on 13 May 2023, alongside parliamentary and local elections.[1][2]
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283 seats in 13 regional councils | ||
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.svg.png.webp) Control of regional administrations before the election El Insaf-led government | ||
The elections will be the first regional 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.
Background
Regional councils were first elected in Mauritania in 2018 following a 2017 constitutional referendum that abolished the Senate, replacing it with regional councils in every wilaya and a single one for the city of Nouakchott.
Those first 2018 regional elections led to the ruling party Union for the Republic (which rebranded as El Insaf in July 2022) taking control of all regional councils with an absolute majority thanks to the two-round system then applied to elect regional councils.
On 26 September 2022 an agreement between the Ministry of the Interior and Decentralisation and all political parties registered in Mauritania was reached in order to renew the Independent National Electoral Commission and hold the elections in the first semester of 2023, with parties justifying it due to climatic and logistical conditions.[3][4]
Election system
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 elections after weeks of meetings between all parties.[4]
In this election, regional councils will be elected in a single round using proportional representation through the largest remainder method, with no threshold being applied. The head of the list that gets the most votes will automatically become president of the regional council.[4][5]
Regional governments
The following table lists party control in each regional council. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
Summary by region
Adrar
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Insaf | 16,221 | 48.81% | 8 | -1 | |
| El Islah | 6,955 | 20.93% | 3 | New | |
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | 3,642 | 10.96% | 2 | = | |
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | 1,320 | 3.97% | 1 | New | |
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (HATEM) | 1,077 | 3.24% | 1 | New | |
| Sawab | 867 | 2.61% | 0 | -1 | |
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | 856 | 2.58% | 0 | -1 | |
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | 573 | 1.72% | 0 | New | |
| Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) | 531 | 1.60% | 0 | = | |
| Blank votes | 1,194 | 3.58% | |||
| Valid votes | 33,236 | 86.63% | |||
| Null votes | 5,130 | 13.37% | |||
| Seats | 15 | = | |||
| Turnout | 38,366 | 71.94% | |||
| Abstentions | 14,965 | 28.06% | |||
| Registered voters | 53,331 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Assaba
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Islah | |||||
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | n/a | ||||
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | New | ||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Nida El Watan | New | ||||
| Sawab and Republican Front for Unity and Democracy (Sawab-FRUD) | New | ||||
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (HATEM) | n/a | ||||
| Union of the Forces of Progress (UFP) | |||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | New | ||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 25 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 164,442 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Brakna
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Karama | |||||
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | |||||
| Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) | |||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Union of the Forces of Progress (UFP) | New | ||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | |||||
| Sawab | |||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | New | ||||
| El Vadila | |||||
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | |||||
| Party of Conciliation and Prosperity (HIWAR) | New | ||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 25 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 180,078 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Dakhlet Nouadhibou
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burst of Youth for the Nation (PSJN) | New | ||||
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | |||||
| El Karama | New | ||||
| Republican Front for Unity and Democracy (FRUD) | New | ||||
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | n/a | ||||
| Party of Unity and Development (PUD) | |||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | |||||
| Sawab | |||||
| Union of the Forces of Progress and Rally of Democratic Forces (UFP-RFD) | |||||
| Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal (AJD/MR) | |||||
| El Vadila | New | ||||
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | n/a | ||||
| Party of Conciliation and Prosperity (HIWAR) | New | ||||
| El Ravah | New | ||||
| El Islah | |||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | n/a | ||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 19 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 66,423 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Gorgol
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawab | New | ||||
| Party of Conciliation and Prosperity (HIWAR) | New | ||||
| El Karama | |||||
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | |||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | |||||
| El Islah | New | ||||
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | New | ||||
| Union of the Forces of Progress (UFP) | |||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | |||||
| Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal (AJD/MR) | |||||
| El Vadila | |||||
| Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDR) | New | ||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 25 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 135,491 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Guidimaka
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | |||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | |||||
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | New | ||||
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | New | ||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | |||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Sawab | |||||
| El Vadila | |||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 25 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 91,826 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Hodh Ech Chargui
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Islah | New | ||||
| Sawab | New | ||||
| El Ravah | |||||
| El Vadila | |||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | |||||
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | |||||
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (HATEM) | New | ||||
| Union for Planning and Building (UPC) | New | ||||
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | |||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | New | ||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| El Karama | |||||
| Burst of Youth for the Nation (PSJN) | New | ||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 25 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 198,099 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Hodh El Gharbi
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | n/a | ||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | New | ||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| El Islah | |||||
| Party of the Mauritanian Masses (PMM) | New | ||||
| El Vadila | New | ||||
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (HATEM) | n/a | ||||
| Sawab | |||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | |||||
| Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) | New | ||||
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | New | ||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 25 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 152,255 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Inchiri
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Insaf | 6,049 | 56.39% | 6 | -1 | |
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | 1,440 | 13.42% | 2 | New | |
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | 980 | 9.14% | 1 | New | |
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | 487 | 4.54% | 1 | -1 | |
| Party of Conciliation and Prosperity (HIWAR) | 484 | 4.51% | 1 | New | |
| Union of the Forces of Progress, Rally of Democratic Forces and Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal (UFP-RFD-AJD/MR) | 374 | 3.49% | 0 | New | |
| Sawab | 339 | 3.16% | 0 | = | |
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (HATEM) | 309 | 2.88% | 0 | New | |
| Blank votes | 265 | 1.93% | |||
| Valid votes | 10,727 | 88.84% | |||
| Null votes | 1,348 | 11.16% | |||
| Seats | 11 | = | |||
| Turnout | 12,075 | 61.02% | |||
| Abstentions | 7,714 | 38.98% | |||
| Registered voters | 19,789 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Nouakchott
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | n/a | ||||
| El Karama | |||||
| Party of Construction and Progress (PCP) | |||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | n/a | ||||
| Republican Front for Unity and Democracy (FRUD) | New | ||||
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | n/a | ||||
| El Islah | |||||
| Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) | |||||
| Party of the Mauritanian Masses (PMM) | |||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Union for Planning and Building (UPC) | New | ||||
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (HATEM) | n/a | ||||
| Sawab | |||||
| El Vadila | |||||
| Party of Unity and Development (PUD) | New | ||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | |||||
| El Ravah | New | ||||
| Centre through Action for Progress (CAP) | New | ||||
| Union of the Forces of Progress (UFP) | n/a | ||||
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | n/a | ||||
| Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal (AJD/MR) | |||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 37 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 381,668 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Tagant
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | n/a | ||||
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | |||||
| El Ravah | New | ||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | |||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | n/a | ||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 15 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 55,836 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Tiris Zemmour
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Insaf | 5,673 | 31.41% | 4 | -2 | |
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | 4,284 | 23.72% | 3 | New | |
| National Rally for Reform and Development and Sawab (Tewassoul-Sawab) | 2,311 | 12.79% | 2 | n/a | |
| El Islah | 2,129 | 11.79% | 1 | +1 | |
| Republican Front for Unity and Democracy and People's Progressive Alliance (FRUD-APP) | 1,949 | 10.79% | 1 | n/a | |
| Union of the Forces of Progress and Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal (UFP-AJD/MR) | 653 | 3.61% | 0 | n/a | |
| El Vadila | 394 | 2.18% | 0 | New | |
| National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations (Ribat) | 282 | 1.56% | 0 | n/a | |
| Blank votes | 389 | 2.15% | |||
| Valid votes | 18,064 | 89.76% | |||
| Null votes | 2,061 | 10.24% | |||
| Seats | 11 | = | |||
| Turnout | 20,125 | 71.41% | |||
| Abstentions | 8,057 | 28.59% | |||
| Registered voters | 28,182 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Trarza
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of the Mauritanian Masses (PMM) | New | ||||
| National Democratic Alliance (AND) | New | ||||
| National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) | |||||
| El Islah | New | ||||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | |||||
| Sawab | |||||
| Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) | |||||
| El Insaf | |||||
| Centre through Action for Progress (CAP) | New | ||||
| Blank votes | |||||
| Valid votes | |||||
| Null votes | |||||
| Seats | 25 | = | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Abstentions | |||||
| Registered voters | 236,739 | ||||
| Source: National Independent Election Commission (CENI)[6] | |||||
Notes
References
- "تحديد مايو 2023 موعدا للانتخابات البرلمانية والبلدية والجهوية بموريتانيا" [May 2023 set as the date for the parliamentary, municipal and regional elections in Mauritania]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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- "لظروف مناخية ولوجستية.. اتفاق في موريتانيا على تقديم مواعيد الانتخابات" [Due to climatic and logistical conditions, an agreement was reached in Mauritania to advance the election dates]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- "نص الاتفاق النهائي بين وزارة الداخلية والأحزاب السياسية" [The text of the final agreement between the Ministry of the Interior and political parties]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- Saleh, Tidjani (11 October 2022). "Mauritania: New Election, New System". Africa Elects. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "My CENI Résultats 2023". res-myceni.org (in Arabic and French). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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