Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 5.5 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Not Free |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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