Regional councils of Mauritania

A regional council (Arabic: مجلس جهوي, French: conseil régional) is the elected assembly of a region of Mauritania.

Electoral system

After 2023

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 2023 elections after weeks of meetings between all parties.^[1]

Starting from the 2023 elections, 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.^[1]^[2]

List of councils

Region	Legislature name	Seat	Members	President	Last election
Adrar	Regional Council of Adrar	Atar	15	Mohamed Ould Cherif Ould Abdallahi El Insaf	13 May 2023
Assaba	Regional Council of Assaba	Kiffa	25	Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Habib El Insaf	13 May 2023
Brakna	Regional Council of Brakna	Aleg	25	Moustapha Ould Mahmoud El Insaf	13 May 2023
Dakhlet Nouadhibou	Regional Council of Dakhlet Nouadhibou	Nouadhibou	21	Mohamed Mamy Ould Mohamed Bezeid El Insaf	13 May 2023
Gorgol	Regional Council of Gorgol	Kaédi	25	Ba Amadou Abou El Insaf	13 May 2023
Guidimaka	Regional Council of Guidimaka	Sélibaby	25	Coulibaly Issa El Insaf	13 May 2023
Hodh Ech Chargui	Regional Council of Hodh Ech Chargui	Néma	25	Mohamed Ould Tijani El Insaf	13 May 2023
Hodh El Gharbi	Regional Council of Hodh El Gharbi	Aïoun	25	Jamal Ould Mohamed El Insaf	13 May 2023
Inchiri	Regional Council of Inchiri	Akjoujt	11	Cheikh Melainine Ould El Gharaby El Insaf	13 May 2023
Nouakchott	Regional Council of Nouakchott	Nouakchott	37	Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick El Insaf	13 May 2023
Tagant	Regional Council of Tagant	Tidjikja	15	Mohamed Ould Biha El Insaf	13 May 2023
Tiris Zemmour	Regional Council of Tiris Zemmour	Zouérate	11	El Hadrami Ould H'Mady El Insaf	13 May 2023
Trarza	Regional Council of Trarza	Rosso	25	Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Insaf	13 May 2023

References

^ ^a ^b "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). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
^ Saleh, Tidjani (2022-10-11). "Mauritania: New Election, New System". Africa Elects. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

[AlAkhbar-1] "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). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-04.

[2] Saleh, Tidjani (2022-10-11). "Mauritania: New Election, New System". Africa Elects. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

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