2018 Nouakchott regional election

2018 Nouakchott regional election
All 37 seats in the Regional Council of Nouakchott; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.73% (first round); 40.76% (second round)
	Elected President of the Regional Council ; Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick; UPR

Regional elections were held on 1 September 2018, with a second round on 15 September 2018, to elect the 37 members of the newly-formed Regional Council of Nouakchott, created after the 2017 Mauritanian constitutional referendum in replacement of the Senate and the Urban Community of Nouakchott. They were part of the 2018 Mauritanian regional elections.

Ex-mayor of Tevragh-Zeina Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, running for the ruling party Union for the Republic won a narrow majority on the second round against Mohamed Jamil Ould Mansour, the opposition-backed candidate and previous leader of the Islamist Tewassoul party.

Background

Mint Abdel Malick was first presented as candidate of the Union for the Republic on 8 July 2018 together with the rest of candidates to head the regional councils of the country.^[1]

Election system

Regional councils in Mauritania are elected using the proportional representation system of the largest remainder method with two rounds. In the first round, voters choose from one of several lists running. If one list obtains an absolute majority of votes, the council seats would be then distributed proportionally. If not, a second round must be held between the two largest lists. The president of the Regional Council is elected by the Regional Council from one of their members.

Results



Party		First round		Second round		Seats
Party		Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats
	Union for the Republic	34,104	23.79	50,435	49.09	19
	National Front for Democracy and Unity	32,281	22.52	48,188	46.90	18
	Rally of Democratic Forces	9,737	6.79			0
	Sawab–RAG	8,442	5.89			0
	Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal	5,000	3.49			0
	El Islah	4,721	3.29			0
	APP-led coalition (APP–El Wiam–ARC-EN-CIEL–AND–RIBAT)	4,488	3.13			0
	Choura for Development	4,107	2.86			0
	Union for Democracy and Progress	3,381	2.36			0
	El Karama	2,611	1.82			0
	Rally for Mauritania	2,583	1.80			0
	National Democratic Union	2,528	1.76			0
	National Democratic Convergence	2,219	1.55			0
	Party for Conciliation and Prosperity	1,987	1.39			0
	El Vadila	1,936	1.35			0
	Third Generation Party	1,688	1.18			0
	Popular Front	1,479	1.03			0
	Other parties	15,329	10.69			0
Blank votes		4,749	3.31	4,114	4.00	–
Total		143,370	100.00	102,737	100.00	37

Valid votes		143,370	80.22	102,737	89.81
Invalid votes		35,350	19.78	11,654	10.19
Total votes		178,720	100.00	114,391	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		280,627	63.69	280,627	40.76
Source: CENI (first round), Essahra (second round)

Members

Below is a list of members elected to the first Regional Council of Nouakchott and the party/coalition they were elected with.^[2]

Member			Gender
Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick	UPR	UPR	F
Hemine Sidi Kedat			M
Aissata El Hadj Diallo			F
Mohamed Salem Habiboullah			M
Hawa Mohamed Al Amine			F
El Hadj El Man Jidou			M
Zeinabou Cheikh Ahmed			F
Ishemkhou Mahfouh Aleyou			M
Hawa Yoro Dia			F
Hamadi Mahfouh Bekaye			M
Toutou Mohamed Mahmoud Regad			F
Sadne Mouhamed Ahmed Vali			M
Amar El Weli Elati			M
Cheikhna Guewad Ahmed Benane			M
Cheikh Bocar Thiam			M
Mohamed Lemine Maaloum Vadel			M
El Bekaye Ahmed Lkweri			M
Mohamed Lemine Abdelkadr Bakayoko			M
Abdel Wedoud Mouhamdi Abdel Wedoud			M
Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour	FNDU	Tewassoul	M
Ndeye Mbathio Niang		MPR	F
Mohamed El Mokhtar Sidi		El Moustaghbel	M
Mohamed Sid’Ahmed		UFP	M
Khadije Dahman Jewde		Tewassoul	F
Abou Hassan Dia		PNDD-ADIL	M
Toumeneu Deye Zeine		Tewassoul	F
Mohamed Mahmoud Memed		HATEM	M
Hawa Diallo		UFP	F
Saidou Mamadou Kane		MPR	M
Marieme Tayfour		El Moustaghbel	F
Hassan Mohamed El Abd		Tewassoul	M
Zeinabou Sid’Ahmed		PNDD-ADIL	F
Abdalaye Camara		Tewassoul	M
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Mokhtar		HATEM	M
Dolo Mbow		Tewassoul	M
Abdallahi Merzouk Baba		UFP	M
Mohamed Massoud		El Moustaghbel	M

References

^ "Liste des candidats UPRistes au Conseil Régional au plan national" [List of UPRist candidates for the Regional Council at the national level]. Essahra Centre for Studies and Consultations (in French). 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ "Noms des membres du premier conseil régional de la capitale Nouakchott" [Names of the members of the first regional council of the capital Nouakchott]. AlAkhbar.info (in French). 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[1] "Liste des candidats UPRistes au Conseil Régional au plan national" [List of UPRist candidates for the Regional Council at the national level]. Essahra Centre for Studies and Consultations (in French). 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

[2] "Noms des membres du premier conseil régional de la capitale Nouakchott" [Names of the members of the first regional council of the capital Nouakchott]. AlAkhbar.info (in French). 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

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