2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election

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19 October 2001 (first round)
26 October 2001 (second round)

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All 81 seats in the National Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

54.45% (

2.39pp)

	Leader	Seats	+/–
PRDS	Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya	64	−6
AC	Messaoud Ould Boulkheir	4	+3
RDU	Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba	3	+2
UDP	Naha Mint Mouknass	3	+3
RFD	Ahmed Ould Daddah	3	+3
UFP	Mohamed Ould Maouloud	3	+3
FP	Med. Lemine Ch'bih O. Cheikh Melainine	1	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister-designate
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna PRDS	Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna PRDS

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Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats.

Background

Previous elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s has seen opposition boycotts due to accusations of the incumbent government rigging the results. However, a new computerised ID system was introduced before the 2001 elections, resulting in opposition parties contesting the elections.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic and Social Republican Party			64
	Rally for Democracy and Unity			3
	Union for Democracy and Progress			3
	Rally of Democratic Forces			3
	Action for Change			4
	Union of the Forces of Progress			3
	Mauritanian Popular Front			1
Total				81

Total votes		560,045	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,028,630	54.45
Source: IPU

References

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