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2013 Mauritanian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Mauritania
flag_year	1959
previous_election	2006
next_election	2018
election_date	23 November 2013 (first round)
21 December 2013 (second round)
seats_for_election	All 146 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	74
turnout	73.90% (0.48pp)
ongoing	no
party1	Union for the Republic (Mauritania)
leader1	M. Mahmoud Ould M. Lemine
percentage1	21.34
seats1	75
last_election1	New
party2	National Rally for Reform and Development
leader2	Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour
percentage2	13.68
seats2	16
last_election2	New
party3	APP
leader3	Messaoud Ould Boulkheir
percentage3	7.48
seats3	7
last_election3	5
party4	PSJN
leader4	Lalla Mint Cheriva
percentage4	4.30
seats4	4
last_election4	New
party5	El Wiam
colour5	#B7DBEB
leader5	Boïdel Ould Houmeit
percentage5	3.83
seats5	10
last_election5	New
party6	Union for Democracy and Progress
leader6	Naha Mint Mouknass
percentage6	3.42
seats6	6
last_election6	3
party7	Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal
colour7	#F8C3A0
leader7	Ibrahima Moctar Sarr
percentage7	2.61
seats7	4
last_election7	New
party8	El Karama
leader8	Cheikhna Ould Hajbou
percentage8	2.54
seats8	6
last_election8	New
party9	El Vadila
leader9	Ethmane Ould Eboul Mealy
percentage9	2.32
seats9	3
last_election9	New
party10	PUD
colour10	#FAFA75
leader10	Mohamed Baro
percentage10	2.30
seats10	3
last_election10	New
party11	PAM
colour11	#192C28
leader11	Med. Mahmoud O. El Gharachi
percentage11	1.85
seats11	1
last_election11	New
party12	PUDS
leader12	Mahfoudh Ould El Azizi
percentage12	1.60
seats12	1
last_election12	1
party13	El Ravah
colour13	#E7EB16
leader13	Mohamed Ould Vall
percentage13	1.40
seats13	3
last_election13	New
party14	PRDR
colour14	#0198E2
leader14	Sidi Med. Ould Mohamed Vall
percentage14	1.40
seats14	3
last_election14	7
party15	PJD
colour15	#00ABF0
percentage15	1.39
seats15	1
last_election15	New
party16	PDA
colour16	#8AC4EC
leader16	El Hadrami Ould Ahmed
percentage16	1.07
seats16	1
last_election16	New
party17	PPD
colour17	#11462C
leader17	Cheikh Ahmed Ould Ebnou
percentage17	0.66
seats17	1
last_election17	New
party18	El Islah
leader18	Sidna Ould Maham
percentage18	0.66
seats18	1
last_election18	New
map_size	250px
map_caption	Seat map per constituency
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister-designate
before_election	Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
before_party	Independent (UPR)
after_election	Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
after_party	Independent (UPR)

21 December 2013 (second round)

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 23 November. The opposition has vowed to boycott the election unless the president steps down beforehand. A total of 1,096 candidates have registered to compete for the leadership of 218 local councils across Mauritania, whilst 438 candidates are contesting for the 146 parliamentary seats. Some 1.2 million Mauritanians were eligible to vote in the election. The first round results yielded a landslide victory for the ruling UPR winning 56 seats and their 14 coalition partners winning 34 seats. The Islamist Tewassoul party won 12 seats. The remaining seats were contested in a runoff on 21 December 2013. The UPR won the majority with 75 seats in the Assembly.

Background

The elections were originally set for 1 October 2011, then delayed several times to 16 October 2011, 31 March 2012, May 2012, October 2013 and November/December 2013, due to continuous disputes between the government and opposition parties.

Electoral system

The 146 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods (with Mauritanians being able to cast three different votes in a parallel voting system); 106 are elected from single- or multi-member electoral districts based on the departments (or moughataas) that the country is subdivided in (with the exception of Nouakchott, with the nine departments of the city being treated as a single 18-seat electoral district) using either the two-round system or proportional representation; in single-member constituencies candidates require a majority of the vote to be elected in the first round and a plurality in the second round. In two-seat constituencies, voters vote for a party list (which must contain one man and one woman); if no list receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round is held, with the winning party taking both seats. In constituencies with three or more seats, closed list proportional representation is used, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method. For three-seat constituencies, party lists must include a female candidate in first or second on the list; for larger constituencies a zipper system is used, with alternate male and female candidates.

The other 40 seats are elected from a single nationwide constituency, also using closed list proportional representation, with half elected on a newly introduced separate list reserved for women.

Contesting parties

A total of 74 parties took part. Tewassoul was the only member of the 11 party opposition alliance known as the Coordination of the Democratic Opposition (COD) to take part. The COD's boycott had been criticised by the ruling UPR, with Ould Mohamed Lemine saying such action was unjustifiable "in view of the political and electoral reforms accomplished."

The main contestants are seen to be the UPR, Tewassoul, and the People's Progressive Alliance.

Campaign

The two-week campaign period began on Friday 8 November. The beginning of the campaign was greeted with fireworks, car honking, and loud music in the streets, in the capital of Nouakchott.

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine called for Mauritanians to give the Union for the Republic a majority in parliament so that they could support the program of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The UPR is also the only party fielding a contestant in every constituency. The UPR has also criticized Tewassoul for its links to the Muslim Brotherhood, and has called for the movement to dissociate itself from Islamists elsewhere.

Tewassoul has described its participation as a struggle against what it deems the dictatorship of President Mohamed Oul Abdel Aziz, and Party President Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour has called for a huge turnout by Tewassoul supporters.

Thousands of supporters of the COD marched in Nouakchott on 6 November to protest against the election.

Results

President Ould Abdel Aziz's party, the Union for the Republic (UPR), secured a one-seat majority in its first ever election; while the Islamist National Rally for Reform and Development secured 16 seats, becoming the second largest political force in Mauritania and leading the opposition.

Party	National PR seats	Women's seats	Constituency seats	Total
seats	First round	Second round	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Union for the Republic	127,580	21.34	4	138,651	24.74	5	299,605	39.21	44	124,656	55.11	22	75
Tewassoul	81,744	13.68	3	88,014	15.70	3	102,404	13.4	6	31,103	13.75	4	16
People's Progressive Alliance	44,700	7.48	2	53,610	9.57	2	55,874	7.31	3	9,987	4.42	0	7
Burst of Youth for the Nation	25,706	4.3	1	34,850	6.22	1	54,857	7.18	2	12,934	5.72	0	4
El Wiam	22,888	3.83	1	32,142	5.74	1	59,847	7.83	6	11,369	5.03	2	10
Union for Democracy and Progress	20,470	3.42	1	25,539	4.56	1	25,828	3.38	4	8,458	3.74	0	6
APJD/MPR	15,577	2.61	1	18,029	3.22	1	13,068	1.71	2	–	–	–	4
El Karam	15,193	2.54	1	21,649	3.86	1	25,922	3.39	4	5,002	2.21	0	6
El Vadila	13,893	2.32	1	14,026	2.50	1	8,915	1.17	1	–	–	–	3
Party of Unity and Development	13,748	2.30	1	17,311	3.09	1	23,153	3.03	1	14,752	6.52	0	3
Party of Mauritanian Authenticity	11,072	1.85	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Socialist Democratic Unionist Party	9,551	1.60	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Ravah Party	8,378	1.40	1	9,091	1.62	1	4,752	0.62	1	–	–	–	3
Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal	8,367	1.40	1	14,170	2.53	1	5,082	0.67	1	–	–	–	3
Democratic Justice Party	8,286	1.39	0	8,691	1.55	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Sawab	7,180	1.20	0	7,699	1.37	0	6,648	0.87	0	–	–	–	0
Dignity and Action Party	6,385	1.07	0	5,464	0.97	0	3,645	0.48	1	–	–	–	1
National El Inma Party	6,073	1.02	0	4,302	0.77	0	1,964	0.26	0	–	–	–	0
Democratic Renovation	6,002	1.00	0	8,216	1.47	0	5,105	0.67	0	–	–	–	0
People's Rally Party	5,169	0.86	0	–	–	–	846	0.11	0	–	–	–	0
Popular Front	5,123	0.86	0	–	–	–	2,879	0.38	0	–	–	–	0
Democratic Social Union Party	5,108	0.85	0	6,398	1.14	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Partie Congre de Mauritanie	4,860	0.81	0	4,820	0.86	0	1,414	0.19	0	–	–	–	0
Democratic Socialist Party	4,819	0.81	0	–	–	–	62	0.01	0	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian Hope Party	4,766	0.80	0	6,134	1.09	0	1,571	0.21	0	–	–	–	0
PMRC	4,615	0.77	0	4,196	0.75	0	1,261	0.17	0	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian Party for Renewal	4,172	0.70	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
RNLDE Party	4,073	0.68	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Democratic Peace and Progress Party	4,059	0.68	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Shura Party for Development	4,000	0.67	0	–	–	–	821	0.11	0	–	–	–	0
Democratic People's Party	3,969	0.66	0	–	–	–	2,072	0.27	1	–	–	–	1
El Islah	3,885	0.66	0	3,853	0.69	0	2,663	0.35	1	–	–	–	1
Rally for Equality Party	3,703	0.62	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
People's Democratic Party	3,600	0.60	0	–	–	–	761	0.10	0	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian Liberal Democratic Party	3,459	0.58	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Rally for Unity Party	3,385	0.57	0	2,856	0.51	0	2,629	0.34	0	–	–	–	0
National Agreement Party	3,296	0.55	0	–	–	–	464	0.06	0	–	–	–	0
Parti RibatDémocratique et Social	3,107	0.51	0	7,490	1.34	0	2,805	0.37	0	–	–	–	0
PMC and CPR Coalition	3,057	0.51	0	6,333	1.13	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
National Union for Democracy and Development	3,031	0.51	0	–	–	–	447	0.06	0	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian People's Movement Party	2,865	0.48	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Democratic Consultation Party	2,861	0.48	0	4,663	0.83	0	1,832	0.24	0	–	–	–	0
Dialogue and Democracy Party	2,789	0.47	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Equity and Defence of Right Party	2,781	0.47	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Union for the Construction of Mauritania	2,707	0.45	0	4,588	0.82	0	1,104	0.14	0	–	–	–	0
Third Generation Party	2,623	0.44	0	–	–	–	1,381	0.18	0	–	–	–	0
Democratic Union of Youth	2,602	0.44	0	–	–	–	706	0.09	0	–	–	–	0
Civilisation and Development Party	2,490	0.42	0	3,478	0.62	0	1,764	0.23	0	–	–	–	0
Alliance for Democracy in Mauritania	2,479	0.41	0	–	–	–	1,817	0.24	0	–	–	–	0
National Democratic Union	2,307	0.41	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Direct Democracy Union	2,266	0.38	0	–	–	–	1,756	0.23	0	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian Party for Reform and Equality	2,163	0.36	0	–	–	–	662	0.09	0	–	–	–	0
Union of the Democratic Center	2,123	0.36	0	–	–	–	506	0.07	0	–	–	–	0
Party of Labour and Equality	1,943	0.33	0	–	–	–	1,306	0.17	0	–	–	–	0
New Vision Party	1,581	0.26	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian Party for Democracy and Prosperity	1,547	0.26	0	–	–	–	191	0.02	0	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian Party for Justice and Democracy	1,345	0.23	0	4,172	0.74	0	614	0.08	0	–	–	–	0
Coalition of Mauritanians for the Fatherland	1,117	0.19	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Mauritanian Party for Justice and Development	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,234	0.16	0	–	–	–	0
Party for a Contemporary Mauritania	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,167	0.15	0	–	–	–	0
Union of Social Forces	–	–	–	–	–	–	1,006	0.13	0	–	–	–	0
Rally of National Youth	–	–	–	–	–	–	925	0.12	0	–	–	–	0
Generation of a Democratic Future Party	–	–	–	–	–	–	681	0.09	0	–	–	–	0
Social Democratic Party	–	–	–	–	–	–	50	0.01	0	–	–	–	0
Wava Mauritanian Party	–	–	–	–	–	–	35	0.00	0	–	–	–	0
Coalitions	–	–	–	–	–	–	28,045	3.67	0	7,943	3.51	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	300,005	–	–	288,476	–	–	130,264	–	–	17,794	–	–	–
Total	878,693	100	20	848,911	100	20	894,410	100	78	243,998	100	28	146
Registered voters/turnout	1,189,105	73.90	–	1,189,105	71.39	–	1,179,384	75.84	–	311,940	78.22	–	–
Source: CENI

Aftermath

Following the first round of voting, on 23 November, Tewassoul president Jemil Ould Mansour claimed at a party news conference that the party had found "serious irregularities" including ballot stuffing and voting being carried out after the count. Mansour claimed these irregularities could discredit the election, and stated that the party had sent a delegation to the electoral commission to complain. He did not say which parties he believed to have benefited from the alleged irregularities.

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