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2018 Nouakchott regional election

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) (first round)
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) (second round)
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All 37 seats in the Regional Council of Nouakchott
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.73% (first round)
40.76% (second round)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour
Party UPR Tewassoul
Alliance FNDU
Seats won 19 18
Popular vote 50,435 48,188
Percentage 49.09% 46.90%

Elected President of the Regional Council

Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick
UPR

Regional elections were held on 1 September 2022, with a second round on 15 September 2022, to elect the 37 members of the newly-formed Regional Council of Nouakchott, created after the 2017 Mauritanian constitutional referendum in replacement of the Senate and the Urban Community of Nouakchott.

Ex-mayor of Tevragh-Zeina Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, running for the ruling party Union for the Republic won a narrow majority on the second round against Mohamed Jamil Ould Mansour, the opposition-backed candidate and previous leader of the Islamist Tewassoul party.

Background

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Mint Abdel Malick was first presented as candidate of the Union for the Republic on 8 July 2018 together with the rest of candidates to head the regional councils of the country.[1]

Election system

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Regional councils in Mauritania are elected using the proportional representation system of the largest remainder method with two rounds. In the first round, voters choose from one of several lists running. If one list obtains an absolute majority of votes, the council seats would be then distributed proportionally. If not, a second round must be held between the two largest lists. The president of the Regional Council is elected by the Regional Council from one of their members.

Results

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Summary of the 1 and 15 September 2018 Nouakchott regional election results
Parties and coalitions First round Second round Total
Votes % Votes % Seats
Union for the Republic (UPR) 34,104 23.77 50,435 49.09 19
National Front for Democracy and Unity (FNDU) 32,281 22.50 48,188 46.90 18
Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) 9,737 6.79
Sawab 8,442 5.88
Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal (AJD/MR) 5,000 3.48
El Islah 4,721 3.29
People's Progressive Alliance-led coalition (APP-El Wiam-ARC-EN-CIEL-AND-CNDCG) 4,488 3.13
Choura for Development (Choura) 4,107 2.86
Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP) 3,381 2.36
El Karama 2,611 1.82
Rally for Mauritania (RPM-TEMAM) 2,583 1.80
National Democratic Union (UDN) 2,528 1.76
National Democratic Convergence (CDN) 2,219 1.55
Party for Conciliation and Prosperity (HIWAR) 1,987 1.38
El Vadila 1,936 1.35
Third Generation Party (PTG) 1,688 1.18
Popular Front (FP) 1,479 1.03
Parties with less than 1% of the votes 15,329 10.68
Blank votes 4,749 3.39 4,114 4.01
Votes 143,487 100.00 102,737 100.00 37
Valid votes 143,487 80.23 102,737 89.81
Null votes 35,350 19.77 11,654 10.19
Turnout 178,837 63.73 114,391 40.76
Abstentions 101,790 36.27 166,236 59.24
Registered voters 280,627 280,627
Source: Independent National Electoral Commission (first round), Essahra Centre for Studies and Consultations (second round)
Popular vote (second round)
UPR
49.09%
FNDU
46.90%
Blank
4.01%

Members

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Below is a list of members elected to the first Regional Council of Nouakchott and the party/coalition they were elected with.[2]

Member Alliance Party Gender
Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick UPR UPR F
Hemine Sidi Kedat M
Aissata El Hadj Diallo F
Mohamed Salem Habiboullah M
Hawa Mohamed Al Amine F
El Hadj El Man Jidou M
Zeinabou Cheikh Ahmed F
Ishemkhou Mahfouh Aleyou M
Hawa Yoro Dia F
Hamadi Mahfouh Bekaye M
Toutou Mohamed Mahmoud Regad F
Sadne Mouhamed Ahmed Vali M
Amar El Weli Elati M
Cheikhna Guewad Ahmed Benane M
Cheikh Bocar Thiam M
Mohamed Lemine Maaloum Vadel M
El Bekaye Ahmed Lkweri M
Mohamed Lemine Abdelkadr Bakayoko M
Abdel Wedoud Mouhamdi Abdel Wedoud M
Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour FNDU Tewassoul M
Ndeye Mbathio Niang MPR F
Mohamed El Mokhtar Sidi El Moustaghbel M
Mohamed Sid’Ahmed UFP M
Khadije Dahman Jewde Tewassoul F
Abou Hassan Dia PNDD-ADIL M
Toumeneu Deye Zeine Tewassoul F
Mohamed Mahmoud Memed HATEM M
Hawa Diallo UFP F
Saidou Mamadou Kane MPR M
Marieme Tayfour El Moustaghbel F
Hassan Mohamed El Abd Tewassoul M
Zeinabou Sid’Ahmed PNDD-ADIL F
Abdalaye Camara Tewassoul M
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Mokhtar HATEM M
Dolo Mbow Tewassoul M
Abdallahi Merzouk Baba UFP M
Mohamed Massoud El Moustaghbel M

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liste des candidats UPRistes au Conseil Régional au plan national" [List of UPRist candidates for the Regional Council at the national level]. Essahra Centre for Studies and Consultations (in French). 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  2. ^ "Noms des membres du premier conseil régional de la capitale Nouakchott" [Names of the members of the first regional council of the capital Nouakchott]. AlAkhbar.info (in French). 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2022-11-02.