2019 Mauritanian presidential election
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Turnout | 62.66% (6.2%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 22 June 2019, with a second round planned for 6 July if no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote.[1] The result was a first round victory for Mohamed Ould Ghazouani who won with 52 percent of the vote.[2][3] However, opposition rejected the results,[4] calling it "another army coup."[5] On 1 July 2019, Mauritania's constitutional council confirmed Ghazouani as president and rejected a challenge by opposition.[6]
With incumbent President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz not running, the elections were reported to be the first peaceful transfer of power since the country's independence from France in 1960.[7]
Candidates[]
- Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Union for the Republic.
- Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, supported by Tewassoul.
- Biram Dah Abeid, Independent.
- , Rally of Democratic Forces.
- , Independent, supported by the Vivre Ensemble coalition.
- , Independent.
Results[]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | Union for the Republic | 483,007 | 52.00 | |
Biram Dah Abeid | Independent | 172,649 | 18.59 | |
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar | Independent | 165,995 | 17.87 | |
Kane Hamidou Baba | Independent | 80,777 | 8.70 | |
Mohamed Ould Mouloud | Rally of Democratic Forces | 22,656 | 2.44 | |
Mohamed Lemine al-Mourtaji al-Wafi | Independent | 3,688 | 0.40 | |
Total | 928,772 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 928,772 | 96.04 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 38,300 | 3.96 | ||
Total votes | 967,072 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,544,132 | 62.63 | ||
Source: AMI |
Aftermath[]
Following Ould Ghazouani's declaration of victory, protests began were held in Nouakchott, leading to around 100 arrests.[8] The government started to reduce mobile internet services on the day after the elections, with fixed-line internet services ceasing on 25 June; both were fully restored on 3 July.[9]
References[]
- ^ Mauritania to hold presidential election on June 22 African News, 18 June 2019
- ^ Mauritania: Former General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani wins presidential election Deutsche Welle, 24 June 2019
- ^ Mauritania's Ghazouani declared presidential vote winner Aljazeera, 24 June 2019
- ^ Mauritanian opposition rejects Ghazouani election victory Africa Times, 25 June 2019
- ^ ‘Historic’ Mauritanian elections contested by opposition The Arab Weekly, 29 June 2019
- ^ Mauritania Constitutional Council Confirms Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as President, VOA, 1 July 2019
- ^ Mauritania prepares for historic election as discontent simmers Reuters, 20 June 2019
- ^ opposition candidates challenge presidential election result[dead link] Reuters, 26 June 2019
- ^ Mauritania: Widespread Arrests to Blunt Backlash Over Election Human Rights Watch, 23 July 2019
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