1997 Mauritanian presidential election

none Mauritania presidential 1959 1992 Mauritanian presidential election 1992 2003 Mauritanian presidential election 2003 12 December 1997 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (2005).jpg Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Democratic and Social Republican Party 801,190 90.25% 3x4.svg Chbih Ould Cheikh Malainine Independent politician 61,869 6.97% President 1997 Mauritanian Presidential Election - Results by Wilaya.svg Results by wilaya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya PRDS Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya PRDS Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 12 December 1997. Incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya won the election with 90% of the vote. Voter turnout was 75%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p597, 599 0-19-829645-2 Background President Ould Taya came to power in a coup d'état in 1984 and ruled Mauritania as one-party state for the next seven years. http://www.metimes.com/1997/12/19/mauritanian_opposition_cries_foul/5584/ Mauritanian opposition cries foul 2009-07-27 1997-12-19 Middle East TimesSeptember 2024 medic Under the 1991 constitution multi-party democracy was introduced with Taya being elected with 62% of the vote in the 1992 presidential election. However the opposition alleged that the 1992 election had been fraudulent and the main opposition groups in Mauritania boycotted the 1997 election as they said it would not be a fair contest with, for instance, the electoral commission not being independent. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/39080.stm Mauritanian president wins poll 2009-07-26 1997-12-13 BBC News Online Candidates The campaign began on 27 November with President Ould Taya the clear favourite. Ould Taya focused on the performance of the economy and reinforcing democracy during his campaign. Ould Taya was backed by the Mouvance Presidentielle, which included the Rally for Democracy and Unity (RDU) and a faction of the Union of Democratic Forces. http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Newsletters/irinw_121197.html Mauritania: IRIN-WA Election Brief, 12/11/97 2009-07-28 1997-12-11 Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Four candidates challenged Ould Taya including, Kane Amadou Moctar, the first black African to run for president in a country that had been dominated politically by Moors since independence. Mauritania votes The Independent 10 1997-12-13 Moctar was a former hospital administrator who pledged to oppose slavery and establish a new policy of fisheries. Chbih Ould Cheikh Malainine was a former cabinet minister who had quit the RDU to form his own party and campaigned to eliminate slavery. Moulaye El Hacen Ould Jeid was the secretary general of the Mauritanian Party for Renewal and Concord and in his campaign called for press censorship to be ended. Lastly Mohammed Mahmoud Ould Mah was the secretary general of the Popular Social and Democratic Union. He had contested the 1992 election and pledged to renegotiate agreements with the European Union and International Monetary Fund if he was elected. Results President Ould Taya won the elections with official figures showing a turnout of around 74%, however the opposition claimed that their boycott had been successful and did not accept the official results. Mauritania president stays on The Independent 10 1997-12-15 Voter turnout in the capital Nouakchott and the second city Nouadhibou was low but turnout was reported by the government to be higher elsewhere in the country. Ould Taya won just over 90% of the vote, with the former minister Chbih Ould Cheikh Malainine coming second with 7%. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_4IUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6604,5729878&dq=mauritania Mauritania presidency won in landslide 2009-07-26 1997-12-14 Toledo Blade October 2010 H3llBot Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Democratic and Social Republican Party 801190 Chbih Ould Cheikh Malainine Independent 61869 Moulaye El Hacen Ould Jeid Mauritanian Party for Renewal and Concord 8165 Mohammed Mahmoud Ould Mah Popular Social and Democratic Union 6443 #F1DD36 Kane Amadou Moctar Party for Liberty, Equality and Justice 3342 #FEFF01 Blank votes 6753 y 12438 1203357 African Elections Database By wilaya Wilaya Sid'Ahmed Taya Cheikh Malainine Jeid Mah Moctar Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Adrar21,57984.72,98011.76122.42000.8930.4Assaba97,94795.03,8363.75440.56050.61830.2Brakna58,80293.43,0644.93350.55590.92230.4Dakhlet Nouadhibou12,99654.310,15542.44061.72291.01640.7Gorgol39,87291.72,5585.92690.64521.03230.7Guidimaka30,67592.11,6675.02830.83971.22760.8Hodh Ech Chargui191,70898.71,6080.83410.24720.21290.1Hodh El Gharbi112,06095.24,1863.65130.47880.71650.1Inchiri12,43994.95574.2210.2670.5230.2Nouakchott63,48969.422,76324.92,3142.51,7391.91,1901.3Tagant31,23694.17842.48442.51720.51690.5Tiris Zemmour7,43159.43,96231.78897.11331.1890.7Trarza120,09995.94,0183.22810.25390.42990.2 Source: Nohlen et al. References Mauritania Category:Presidential elections in Mauritania President Mauritania