Politics of Mauritania - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Mauritania. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Mauritania .
e • d Summary of the 11 March and 25 March 2007 Mauritanian presidential election results
Candidates – Parties 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi 183,726 24.80 373,520 52.85
Ahmed Ould Daddah – Rally of Democratic Forces 153,252 20.69 333,185 47.15
Zeine Ould Zeidane 113,182 15.28
Messaoud Ould Boulkheir – Popular Alliance for Progress 72,493 9.79
Ibrahima Moctar Sarr 58,878 7.95
Saleh Ould Hanenna – Mauritanian Party of Union and Change 56,700 7.65
Mohamed Ould Maouloud – Union of the Forces of Progress 30,254 4.08
Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud 15,326 2.07
Mohamed Ould Cheikhna 14,200 1.92
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla 12,813 1.73
Ethmane Ould Cheikh Ebi El Maali 10,868 1.47
Ba Mamadou Alassane – Party for Liberty, Equality and Justice 4,076 0.55
Mohamed Ahmed Ould Baba Ahmed Ould Salihi 2,779 0.38
Moulaye El Hacen Ould Jeid – Mauritanian Party for Renewal and Concord 2,535 0.34
Chbih Ould Cheikh Malainine 2,111 0.28
Rajel dit Rachid Moustapha – Mauritanian Party for Renewal 1,977 0.27
Sidi Ould Isselmou Ould Mohamed Ahid 1,784 0.24
Isselmou Ould El Moustapha – Party of Democratic Convergence 1,779 0.24
Mohamed Ould Mohamed El Moctar Ould Tomi 1,465 0.20
Mohamed Ould Ghoulam Ould Sidaty 652 0.09
Total valid votes 740,850 100.0 706,705 100.00
Total valid poll(turnout 70.2 %/67.4 ) 794,979 764,045
Sources: African Elections, African Press Agency
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
e • d Summary of the 21 January and 4 February 2007 Senate of Mauritania election results
Parties 1st round 2nd round Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Al-Mithaq (moderate Islamist independents) 2,258 63.14 23 1,081 69.79 11 34
Rally of Democratic Forces (Regroupement des Forces Démocratiques) and allies 365 10.21 5 98 6.33 1 6
Rally of Democratic Forces–Union of Forces of Progress (RFD-UFP) 76 4.91 1 1
Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Renouvellement) 231 6.46 3 3
Union of Forces of Progress (Union des Forces du Progrès) 129 3.61 1 29 1.87 0 1
Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (Coalition des Forces de Changements) 83 2.32 3 3
Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (Parti mauritanien de l'union et du changement/HATEM) and allies 31 0.87 1 103 6.65 2 3
Union for Democracy and Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) and allies 28 0.78 1 1
People's Progressive Alliance (Alliance populaire progressiste) and allies 12 0.34 1 1
representatives of the diaspora 3
Total 3,137 100.0 38 1,387 100.0 15 56

Read more about this topic:  Politics Of Mauritania

Famous quotes containing the words political, parties and/or elections:

    As in political revolutions, so in paradigm choice—there is no standard higher than the assent of the relevant community. To discover how scientific revolutions are effected, we shall therefore have to examine not only the impact of nature and of logic, but also the techniques of persuasive argumentation effective within the quite special groups that constitute the community of scientists.
    Thomas S. Kuhn (b. 1922)

    It is best for all parties in the combined family to take matters slowly, to use the crock pot instead of the pressure cooker, and not to aim for a perfect blend but rather to recognize the pleasures to be enjoyed in retaining some of the distinct flavors of the separate ingredients.
    Claire Berman (20th century)

    In my public statements I have earnestly urged that there rested upon government many responsibilities which affect the moral and spiritual welfare of our people. The participation of women in elections has produced a keener realization of the importance of these questions and has contributed to higher national ideals. Moreover, it is through them that our national ideals are ingrained in our children.
    Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)