National Assembly (Mauritania)
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The National Assembly (Arabic: الجمعية الوطنية, romanized: al-Jamʻīyah al-Waṭanīyah; French: Assemblée Nationale) is the unicameral legislative house of the Parliament of Mauritania. The legislature currently has 176 members, elected for five-year terms in electoral districts or nationwide proportional lists.
National Assembly الجمعية الوطنية Assemblée Nationale | |
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10th National Assembly | |
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History | |
Founded | May 1959 (1959-05) |
Preceded by | Territorial Assembly |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 176 |
Political groups | Government (117)
El Insaf (3)
Opposition (28) Non-attached (10)
FRUD (7)
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Committees |
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Elections | |
Parallel voting | |
First election | 17 May 1959 |
Last election | 13 and 27 May 2023 |
Next election | 2028 |
Meeting place | |
New National Assembly building, Nouakchott | |
Website | |
www | |
Rules | |
Rules of the National Assembly (French) | |
Footnotes | |
Footnotes
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From 1961 until 1978, the only legal party in the country was the Mauritanian People's Party (French: Parti du Peuple Mauritanien, PPM). The legislature was disbanded after the 10 July 1978 coup. In 1992, a bicameral legislature was established, consisting the National Assembly and Senate of Mauritania. In the 1990s, a multiparty system was introduced in Mauritania. However, the Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) dominated the parliament until a coup in 2005. After the 2008 military coup, the Union for the Republic has been the dominating force of the National Assembly until it was rebranded as the Equity Party (El Insaf) in 2022.
On 19 June 2023 Mohamed Ould Meguett was elected President of the National Assembly.