| Regional Council of Nouakchott | |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Legislature: | 2nd Regional Council |
| Logo Pic: | File:Seal of the Region of Nouakchott.png |
| House Type: | Unicameral regional house |
| Preceded By: | Urban Community of Nouakchott |
| Leader1 Type: | President |
| Leader1: | Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick |
| Party1: | El Insaf |
| Election1: | 15 September 2018 |
| Leader2 Type: | First Vice-President |
| Leader2: | Hawa Sidibe |
| Party2: | El Insaf |
| Election2: | 10 June 2023[1] |
| Leader3 Type: | Second Vice-President |
| Leader3: | Idoumou Abeidallah |
| Party3: | El Insaf |
| Election3: | 10 June 2023 |
| Leader4 Type: | Third Vice-President |
| Leader4: | Beyrouk Ould Beyrouk |
| Party4: | El Insaf |
| Election4: | 10 June 2023 |
| Leader5 Type: | Fourth Vice-President |
| Leader5: | Moussa Ould Souvi |
| Party5: | El Insaf |
| Election5: | 10 June 2023 |
| Leader6 Type: | Fifth Vice-President |
| Leader6: | Ahmed Mohamed El Mamy Salihine |
| Party6: | AND |
| Election6: | 10 June 2023 |
| Seats: | 37 |
| Structure1: | NouakchottRCElection2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | |
| Voting System1: | Closed list proportional representation |
| First Election1: | 1 and 15 September 2018 |
| Last Election1: | 13 May 2023 |
| Next Election1: | 2028 |
The Regional Council of Nouakchott is the elected assembly of the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania.
It has been led since its creation by Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, of El Insaf.
Regional councils were first elected in Mauritania in 2018 following a 2017 constitutional referendum that abolished the Senate, replacing it with regional councils in every wilaya, with the city of Nouakchott (which is subdivided in three wilayas) getting a single Regional Council replacing the Urban Community of Nouakchott.
Regional councils in Mauritania were previously elected using the proportional representation system of the largest remainder method with two rounds. In the first round, voters chose from one of several lists running. If one list obtained an absolute majority of votes, the council seats were then distributed proportionally. If not, a second round was to be held between the two largest lists. The president of the Regional Council was elected by the Regional Council from one of their members.
On 26 September 2022 all Mauritanian political parties reached an agreement sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and Decentralization to reform the election system ahead of the upcoming elections after weeks of meetings between all parties.
In this election, regional councils are elected in a single round using proportional representation through the largest remainder method, with no threshold being applied. The head of the list that gets the most votes automatically becomes president of the regional council.[2] [3]
| Name | Party | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick | UPR | 15 September 2018 | 13 May 2023 | |
| El Insaf | 13 May 2023 | Present | ||
| Councillors in the Regional Council of Nouakchott since 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Election | Distribution | President | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 |
| Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick (El Insaf) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 |
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