Regional councils of Mauritania

A regional council (Arabic: مجلس جهوي, French: conseil régional) is the elected assembly of a region of Mauritania.

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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 and a single one for the city of Nouakchott.

Electoral system

Before 2023

Regional councils in Mauritania were elected using the proportional representation system of the largest remainder method with two rounds. In the first round, voters would choose from one of several lists running. If one list obtains an absolute majority of votes, the council seats would be then distributed proportionally. If not, a second round must 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 2023 elections after weeks of meetings between all parties.[1]

Starting from the 2023 elections, regional councils will be 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 will automatically become president of the regional council.[1][2]

List of councils
Region Legislature name Seat Members President Last election
Adrar Regional Council of Adrar Atar 15 Mohamed Yahya Ould Abdel Ghahar
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Assaba Regional Council of Assaba Kiffa 25 Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Habib
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Brakna Regional Council of Brakna Aleg 25 Moustapha Ould Mahmoud
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Regional Council of Dakhlet Nouadhibou Nouadhibou 19 Mohamed Mamy Ould Mohamed Bezeid
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Gorgol Regional Council of Gorgol Kaédi 25 Ba Amadou Abou
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Guidimaka Regional Council of Guidimaka Sélibaby 25 Coulibaly Issa
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Hodh Ech Chargui Regional Council of Hodh Ech Chargui Néma 25 Mohamed Ould Tijani
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Hodh El Gharbi Regional Council of Hodh El Gharbi Aïoun 25 Khattar Cheikh Ahmed
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Inchiri Regional Council of Inchiri Akjoujt 11 Mohamed Ould Babetta
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Nouakchott Regional Council of Nouakchott Nouakchott 37 Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Tagant Regional Council of Tagant Tidjikja 15 Zeidane Ould M’Heimed
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Tiris Zemmour Regional Council of Tiris Zemmour Zouérate 11 Mohamed Ould Ahmed Mahjoub
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018
Trarza Regional Council of Trarza Rosso 25 Mohamed Ould Brahim Ould Seyid
El Insaf		 1 and 15 September 2018

References
  1. "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). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  2. Saleh, Tidjani (2022-10-11). "Mauritania: New Election, New System". Africa Elects. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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