Regional Council of Nouakchott

مجلس نواكشوط الجهوي
Conséil régional de Nouakchott
2nd Regional Council
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Type
Type
Unicameral regional house
History
Founded2018 (2018)
Preceded byUrban Community of Nouakchott
Leadership
Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, El Insaf
since 15 September 2018
Structure
Seats37
Political groups
  •   El Insaf (13)
  •   Tewassoul (7)
  •   Hope Mauritania (2)
  •   Sawab+ (2)
  •   AND (2)
  •   El Islah (1)
  •   State of Justice (1)
  •   AJD/MR+ (1)
  •   UDP (1)
  •   Ribat (1)
  •   UFP (1)
  •   RFD (1)
  •   APP (1)
  •   PUD (1)
  •   El Karama (1)
  •   HATEM (1)
Elections
Closed list proportional representation
First election
1 and 15 September 2018
Last election
13 May 2023
Next election
2028
Website
crn.mr

The Regional Council of Nouakchott (Arabic: المجلس نواكشوط الجهوي, French: Conséil régional de 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.

History

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.

Election system

After creation

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.

After 2023

On 26 September 2022 all Mauritanian political parties reached an agreement sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation to reform the election system ahead of the upcoming elections after weeks of meetings between all parties.[1]

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.[1][2]

List of presidents

Name Party Period
Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick UPR 15 September 2018 13 May 2023
El Insaf 13 May 2023 Present

Historic composition of the regional council

Councillors in the Regional Council of Nouakchott since 2018
Key to parties
  UFP
  RFD
  Sawab+
  Hope Mauritania
  MPR
  AJD/MR+
  El Moustaghbel
  APP
  PNDD-ADIL
  Ribat
  AND
  El Karama
  El Islah
  PUD
  UDP
  UPR
  El Insaf
  HATEM
  State of Justice
  Tewassoul
Election Distribution President
2018
3 2 3 2 19 2 6
 Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick (El Insaf)
2023
1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 13 1 1 7

References

  1. 1 2 "نص الاتفاق النهائي بين وزارة الداخلية والأحزاب السياسية" [The text of the final agreement between the Ministry of the Interior and political parties]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Saleh, Tidjani (11 October 2022). "Mauritania: New Election, New System". Africa Elects. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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