Next Mauritanian parliamentary election explained

Country:Mauritania
Previous Election:2023
Election Date:By 2028
Seats For Election:All 176 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:89
Ongoing:yes
Party1:Equity Party (Mauritania)
Leader1:Mohamed Melainine O. Eyih
Current Seats1:107
Party2:National Rally for Reform and Development
Leader2:Hamadi Ould Sid'El Moctar
Current Seats2:11
Party3:Union for Democracy and Progress
Leader3:Naha Mint Mouknass
Current Seats3:10
Party4:Hope Mauritania
Leader4:Collective leadership
Current Seats4:7
Party5:National Democratic Alliance (Mauritania)
Leader5:Yacoub Ould Moine
Current Seats5:6
Party6:El Islah
Leader6:Mohamed Ould Talebna
Current Seats6:6
Party7:Democratic Alternation Pole
Leader7:Biram Dah Abeid
Current Seats7:5
Party8:AJD/MR+
Colour8:
  1. F8C3A0
Leader8:Mamadou Bocar Ba
Current Seats8:4
Party9:El Karama
Leader9:Cheikhna Ould Hajbou
Current Seats9:5
Party10:Nida El Watan
Leader10:Daoud Ould Ahmed Aicha
Current Seats10:5
Party11:Mauritanian Party of Union and Change
Leader11:Saleh Ould Hanenna
Current Seats11:3
Party12:Party of Conciliation and Prosperity
Leader12:Valle Mint Mini
Current Seats12:3
Party13:El Vadila
Leader13:Ethmane Ould Eboul Mealy
Current Seats13:2
Map Size:250px
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister-designate
Before Election:Mohamed Ould Bilal
Before Image:محمد ولد بلال (2022) (cropped).jpg
Before Party:El Insaf

The next Mauritanian parliamentary election will be held by 2028 to elect the 176 seats of the 11th National Assembly of Mauritania.

Electoral system

The 176 members of the National Assembly are elected by two methods (with Mauritanians being able to cast four different votes in a parallel voting system); 125 are elected from single- or multi-member electoral districts based on the departments (or moughataas) that the country is subdivided in (which the exception of Nouakchott, which is divided in three 7-seat constituencies based on the three regions (or wilayas) the city is subdivided in< using either the two-round system or proportional representation; in single-member constituencies candidates require a majority of the vote to be elected in the first round and a plurality in the second round. In two-seat constituencies, voters vote for a party list (which must contain one man and one woman); if no list receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round is held, with the winning party taking both seats. In constituencies with three or more seats, closed list proportional representation is used, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method. For three-seat constituencies, party lists must include a female candidate in first or second on the list; for larger constituencies a zipper system is used, with alternate male and female candidates. The Mauritanian diaspora gets allocated four two-round majoritarian seats.

The remaining 51 seats are elected from three nationwide constituencies, also using closed list proportional representation: a 20-seat national list (which uses a zipper system), a 20-seat women's national list and a new 11-seat youth list (with two reserved for people with special needs), which also uses a zipper system to guarantee the representation of women.

Opinion polls

Party identification

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Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
OthersExcluded
Afrobarometer1,20028.54.31.50.20.50.50.80.30.11.50.21.60.20.80.20.13.6"55.2
2023 election (national list vote)35.2510.246.064.103.282.902.622.182.081.791.781.511.481.251.0722.41