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2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Mauritania
flag_year	1959
previous_election	[2001](2001-mauritanian-parliamentary-election)
next_election	[2013](2013-mauritanian-parliamentary-election)
election_date	19 November 2006 (first round)
3 December 2006 (second round)
seats_for_election	All 95 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	48
turnout	73.42% (18.97pp)
nopercentage	yes
party1	Rally of Democratic Forces
leader1	Ahmed Ould Daddah
seats1	16
last_election1	3
party3	Union of the Forces of Progress
leader3	Mohamed Ould Maouloud
seats3	9
last_election3	3
party4	PRDR
colour4	#0198E2
leader4	Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed Vall
seats4	7
last_election4	64
party5	APP
leader5	Messaoud Ould Boulkheir
seats5	6
last_election5	4
party6	Rally for Democracy and Unity
leader6	Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba
seats6	3
last_election6	3
party7	Union for Democracy and Progress
leader7	Naha Mint Mouknass
seats7	3
last_election7	3
party8	Mauritanian Party of Union and Change
leader8	Saleh Ould Hanenna
seats8	3
last_election8	New
party9	RD
leader9	Moustapha Ould Abeiderrahmane
seats9	2
last_election9	New
party10	Alternative
leader10	Med. Yehdih O. El Moctar El Hassen
seats10	1
last_election10	New
party11	RNLDE
colour11	#012060
leader11	Sidi Med. Haidra O. Ahmed Salem
seats11	1
last_election11	New
party12	Popular Front (Mauritania)
leader12	Med. Lemine Ch'bih O. C. Melainine
seats12	1
last_election12	1
party13	PUDS
leader13	Mahfoudh Ould El Azizi
seats13	1
last_election13	0
party14	Union of the Democratic Centre (Mauritania)
leader14	Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Baba
seats14	1
last_election14	New
party15	Independents
leader15	–
seats15	41
last_election15	0
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister-designate
before_election	Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
before_party	PRDS
after_election	Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
after_party	Independent politician

3 December 2006 (second round)

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 November 2006, with a second round on 3 December. At least 28 political parties competed for seats in the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament. Islamist parties were banned, but many Islamists ran as independent candidates.

About 600 independent candidates ran in the election, many of whom were grouped into the National Rally of Independents (RNI). Many members of the RNI were formerly members of the Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS), which had ruled the country under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.

Results

Before the first round's count was complete, Ahmed Ould Daddah claimed victory for his party, the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), saying that it was "the country's biggest political force", and claiming that the eight-party coalition including the RFD had won a majority. The People's Progressive Alliance (APP), a party for former slaves that is also part of the coalition, and the renamed former ruling party, the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, were also reported to have performed well.

Results from the first round confirmed a strong showing for the RFD, which won 12 out of the 43 declared seats; independent candidates also did well, taking 24 seats. For 52 seats, however, candidates did not receive majorities and these seats had to be decided in the second round. After the second round was held on 3 December, the coalition of former opposition parties had 39 seats (including 15 for the RFD), with an additional two seats for independents supporting the coalition. Independents won 41 seats, 39 of which were part of the RNI. The former ruling party won seven seats.

17.89% of the deputies elected were female.

Messaoud Ould Boulkheir of the APP was elected as President of the National Assembly on April 26, 2007. There were 93 deputies present for the vote, and 91 of them voted for Ould Boulkheir; two other deputies, Babah Ould Ahmed Babou and El Arbi Ould Jideyne, each received one vote.

References

[http://www.electionguide.org/country.php?ID=137 Election Guide, Mauritania].
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6162500.stm "Mauritania stages historic poll"], BBC News, 19 November 2006.
95 seats in the National Assembly were at stake in the election, along with over 200 local councils.[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6175438.stm "Opposition leads Mauritania race"], BBC News, November 23, 2006.
[http://www.ipu.org/parline-f/reports/1207_E.htm IPU page on 2006 parliamentary election] {{in lang. fr.
[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1164101761672B256 "Mauritanian opposition leader claims victory"], November 21, 2006.
[http://www.ami.mr/fr/articles/2007/avril/26/5.html "L'Assemblée nationale élit M. Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, son président"]{{dead link. (January 2018). fr.

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