National Assembly (Mauritania)
| The National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
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| 12th National Assembly | |
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Lower House of the Mauritanian Parliament |
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| Seats | 95 |
Political groups |
UPR (60) |
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| The National Assembly | |
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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.
Current Composition
The composition of the National Assembly has changed quite drastically since the last election in 2006. As of July 2011 the composition was as follows.
| Party | 2006 Election Results | As of July 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union for the Republic (UPR) | 0 | 60 | |
| Rally of Democratic Forces (RDF) | 15 | 6 | |
| Union of the Forces of Progress (UFP) | 8 | 5 | |
| National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD) | 0 | 4 | |
| Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDR) | 7 | 4 | |
| El Wiam | 3 | ||
| People's Progressive Alliance (APP) | 6 | 3 | |
| Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) | 3 | 3 | |
| National Pact for Democracy and Development (ADIL) | 7 | 2 | |
| Democratic Renovation (RD) | 2 | 1 | |
| Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (HATEM) | 3 | 1 | |
| Movement for Refounding (MPR) | 1 | ||
| Popular Rally of Mauritanian People (PRPM) | 1 | ||
| Union of the Democratic Center (UCD) | 1 | 1 | |
| Total Assembly Seats | 95 | 95 | |
| Source: NDI | |||
Composition following the 2006 election
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats 1st round |
Seats 2nd round |
Total seats | ||
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| 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 | |||||||
Members
- List of members of the National Assembly of Mauritania (current)
See also
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