2006 Mauritanian parliamentary election

None May 2023 May 2023 Mauritania 1959 2001 2013 19 November 2006 (first round)3 December 2006 (second round) All 95 seats in the National Assembly 48 73.42% (18.97pp) yes Rally of Democratic Forces Ahmed Ould Daddah 16 3 Union of the Forces of Progress Mohamed Ould Maouloud 9 3 PRDR #0198E2 Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed Vall 7 64 APP Messaoud Ould Boulkheir 6 4 Rally for Democracy and Unity Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba 3 3 Union for Democracy and Progress Naha Mint Mouknass 3 3 Mauritanian Party of Union and Change Saleh Ould Hanenna 3 New RD Moustapha Ould Abeiderrahmane 2 New Alternative Med. Mohamed Yehdih O. Ould El Moctar El Hassen 1 New RNLDE #012060 Sidi Med. Mohamed Haidra O. Ould Ahmed Salem 1 New Popular Front (Mauritania) Med. Mohamed Lemine Ch'bih O. Ould C. Cheikh Melainine 1 1 PUDS Mahfoudh Ould El Azizi 1 0 Union of the Democratic Centre (Mauritania) Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Baba 1 New Independents – 41 0 Prime Minister Prime Minister-designate Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar PRDS Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Independent politician Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 November 2006, with a second round on 3 December.Election Guide, Mauritania."Mauritania stages historic poll", BBC News, 19 November 2006. At least 28 political parties competed for seats in the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament. Islamist parties were banned, but many Islamists ran as independent candidates. 95 seats in the National Assembly were at stake in the election, along with over 200 local councils."Opposition leads Mauritania race", BBC News, November 23, 2006. About 600 independent candidates ran in the election, many of whom were grouped into the National Rally of Independents (RNI). Many members of the RNI were formerly members of the Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS), which had ruled the country under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.IPU page on 2006 parliamentary election fr. Results Before the first round's count was complete, Ahmed Ould Daddah claimed victory for his party, the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), saying that it was "the country's biggest political force", and claiming that the eight-party coalition including the RFD had won a majority. The People's Progressive Alliance (APP), a party for former slaves that is also part of the coalition, and the renamed former ruling party, the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, were also reported to have performed well."Mauritanian opposition leader claims victory", November 21, 2006. Results from the first round confirmed a strong showing for the RFD, which won 12 out of the 43 declared seats;"Another step in democratic transition", IRIN, November 23, 2006. independent candidates also did well, taking 24 seats. For 52 seats, however, candidates did not receive majorities and these seats had to be decided in the second round. After the second round was held on 3 December, the coalition of former opposition parties had 39 seats (including 15 for the RFD), with an additional two seats for independents supporting the coalition. Independents won 41 seats, 39 of which were part of the RNI. The former ruling party won seven seats. 17.89% of the deputies elected were female. Messaoud Ould Boulkheir of the APP was elected as President of the National Assembly on April 26, 2007. There were 93 deputies present for the vote, and 91 of them voted for Ould Boulkheir; two other deputies, Babah Ould Ahmed Babou and El Arbi Ould Jideyne, each received one vote."L'Assemblée nationale élit M. Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, son président" https://web.archive.org/web/20201119190207/http://www.ami.mr/fr/articles/2007/avril/26/5.html 19 November 2020 , AMI, April 26, 2007 fr. File:Mauritania National Assembly 2006.svg Rally of Democratic Forces 12 3 15 Union of the Forces of Progress 3 5 8 Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal 4 3 7 People's Progressive Alliance 4 1 5 Rally for Democracy and Unity 2 1 3 Union for Democracy and Progress 1 2 3 APP–HATEM 0 2 2 Democratic Renovation 2 0 2 Mauritanian Party of Union and Change 2 0 2 RFP–UFP 0 2 2 Alternative 0 1 1 National Rally for Democracy, Liberty and Equality 1 0 1 Popular Front 1 0 1 Socialist Democratic Unionist Party 1 0 1 Union of the Democratic Centre 0 1 1 Independents 10 31 41 665313 412546 122716 27289 1073287 632956 IPU References Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:November 2006 elections Category:December 2006 elections