2014 Mauritanian presidential election

none Mauritania presidential 1959 2009 Mauritanian presidential election 2009 2014 06 21 yes 2019 Mauritanian presidential election 2019 1,328,168 50%+ 56.46% ( 5.05pp) Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz August 2014 (cropped).jpg Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Union for the Republic (Mauritania) 577,995 81.89% Biram Dah Abeid Cropped.jpg Biram Dah Abeid Radical Party for a Global Action 61,218 8.67% 2014 Mauritanian Presidential Election - Results by Wilaya.svg Results by wilaya President Abdel Aziz Union for the Republic (Mauritania) Abdel Aziz Union for the Republic (Mauritania) Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 21 June 2014, with a second round planned for 5 July if no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mauritania-election-idUSBREA3K0X120140421 Mauritania sets June 21 date for presidential election 21 April 2014 13 May 2014 Reuters Prieur Laurent The result was a first round victory for incumbent President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of the Union for the Republic, who received 82% of the vote. Most of the opposition parties boycotted the election. http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mauritania-election-idUKKBN0EX14F20140622 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306212339/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mauritania-election-idUKKBN0EX14F20140622 dead March 6, 2016 Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz easily re-elected in boycotted vote 2014-06-23 Reuters 2014-06-23 Background Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was the incumbent President of Mauritania at the time of the election and had been in office since 2009. A career soldier and high-ranking officer, he was a leading figure in the August 2005 coup that deposed President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, and in August 2008 he led another coup, which toppled President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. Following the 2008 coup, Abdel Aziz became President of the High Council of State as part of what was described as a political transition leading to a new election."Le Haut Conseil d'Etat rend public un nouveau communiqué" https://web.archive.org/web/20080812014816/http://www.ami.mr/fr/articles/2008/Aout/07/01.html 2008-08-12 , AMI, 7 August 2008 fr. He resigned from that post in April 2009 in order to stand as a candidate in the July 2009 presidential election, which he won. He stood as a candidate again in the 2014 election. Conduct Although boycotted by opposition groups, the African Union praised the elections for taking place relatively peacefully. Turnout was estimated at 56%. Results Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Union for the Republic 577995 Biram Dah Abeid Radical Party for a Global Action 61218 Boïdiel Ould Houmeit El Wiam 31773 Ibrahima Moctar Sarr Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal 31368 Lalla Mariam Bint Moulaye Idriss Independent 3434 44077 1328168 CENI, IDEA References Mauritania President Category:Presidential elections in Mauritania Mauritania