National Assembly of Mauritania

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The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah/Assemblée Nationale) has 81 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. From 1961-1978, the only legal party was the Parti du Peuple Mauritanien (PPM). In the 1990s, a multiparty system was introduced in Mauritania. The Democratic and Social Republican Party dominated until the 2005 coup. The first truly democratic elections were held in 2006.

On April 27, 2007 Messaoud Ould Boulkheir was elected speaker of the National Assembly, becoming the first black Haratine to hold the position.

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Main article: Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2006

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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