Democracy Ratings
Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 5.5 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Not Free |
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EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 3.82 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 121 |
Polity IV 2016 |
Score: -2 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Closed Anocracy
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Political System
System of Government | Semi-Presidential |
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Presidential Electoral System | Two-round system |
Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms |
Last Presidential Election | 2014 |
Next Presidential Election | 2019 |
System of Appointment to Legislature |
Lower Chamber: Single seat constituencies Upper Chamber: 53 elected by municipal councils 3 elected by Mauritanians abroad |
Last Legislative Election |
2013 |
Next Legislative Election |
2018 |
Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower Chamber: 81
Upper Chamber: 56 |
Female quota, representation in lower house | Yes: legislated candidate quotas |
Results
Last presidential election (2014) | ||
Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
1st round | 2nd round not needed | |
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz | 81.89 | |
Biram Dah Abeid | 8.67 | |
Boïdiel Ould Houmeit | 4.5 | |
Ibrahima Moctar Sarr | 4.44 |
Last legislative election (2013) | ||
Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
Union for the Republic | 55.11 | 22 |
Tewassoul | 13.75 | 4 |
People’s Progressive Alliance | 4.42 | 0 |
Burst of Youth for the Nation | 5.72 | 0 |
El Wiam | 5.03 | 2 |
Union for Democracy and Progress | 3.74 | 0 |
APJD/MPR | – | – |
El Karam | 2.21 | 0 |
El Vadila | – | – |
Party of Unity and Development | 6.52 | 0 |
Party of Mauritanian Authenticity | 55.11 | 22 |
Socialist Democratic Unionist Party | 13.75 | 4 |
Ravah Party | ||
Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal | ||
Democratic Justice Party | ||
Sawab | ||
Dignity and Action Party | ||
National El Inma Party | ||
Democratic Renovation | ||
People’s Rally Party | ||
Popular Front | ||
Democratic Social Union Party | ||
Partie Congre de Mauritanie | ||
Democratic Socialist Party | ||
Mauritanian Hope Party | ||
PMRC | ||
Mauritanian Party for Renewal | ||
RNLDE Party | ||
Democratic Peace and Progress Party | ||
Shura Party for Development | ||
Democratic People’s Party | ||
El Islah | ||
Rally for Equality Party | ||
People’s Democratic Party | ||
Mauritanian Liberal Democratic Party | ||
Rally for Unity Party | ||
National Agreement Party | ||
Parti RibatDémocratique et Social | ||
PMC and CPR Coalition | ||
National Union for Democracy and Development | ||
Mauritanian People’s Movement Party | ||
Democratic Consultation Party | ||
Dialogue and Democracy Party | ||
Equity and Defence of Right Party | ||
Union for the Construction of Mauritania | ||
Third Generation Party | ||
Democratic Union of Youth | ||
Civilisation and Development Party | ||
Alliance for Democracy in Mauritania | ||
National Democratic Union | ||
Direct Democracy Union | ||
Mauritanian Party for Reform and Equality | ||
Union of the Democratic Center | ||
Party of Labour and Equality | ||
New Vision Party | ||
Mauritanian Party for Democracy and Prosperity | ||
Mauritanian Party for Justice and Democracy | ||
Coalition of Mauritanians for the Fatherland | ||
Mauritanian Party for Justice and Development | ||
Party for a Contemporary Mauritania | ||
Union of Social Forces | ||
Rally of National Youth | ||
Generation of a Democratic Future Party | ||
Social Democratic Party | ||
Wava Mauritanian Party | ||
Coalitions |