2018 Nouakchott regional election

Regional elections were held on 1 September 2018, with a second round on 15 September 2018, to elect the 37 members of the newly-formed Regional Council of Nouakchott, created after the 2017 Mauritanian constitutional referendum in replacement of the Senate and the Urban Community of Nouakchott. They were part of the 2018 Mauritanian regional elections.

2018 Nouakchott regional election

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) (first round) 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) (second round) 2023 →
All 37 seats in the Regional Council of Nouakchott 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.73% (first round) 40.76% (second round)
First party Second party   Candidate Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour Party UPR Tewassoul Alliance FNDU Seats won 19 18 Popular vote 50,435 48,188 Percentage 49.09% 46.90%
Elected President of the Regional Council Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick UPR

Ex-mayor of Tevragh-Zeina Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, running for the ruling party Union for the Republic won a narrow majority on the second round against Mohamed Jamil Ould Mansour, the opposition-backed candidate and previous leader of the Islamist Tewassoul party.

Background

Mint Abdel Malick was first presented as candidate of the Union for the Republic on 8 July 2018 together with the rest of candidates to head the regional councils of the country.^[1]

Election system

Regional councils in Mauritania are elected using the proportional representation system of the largest remainder method with two rounds. In the first round, voters 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 is elected by the Regional Council from one of their members.

Results

Party		First round		Second round		Seats
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Union for the Republic	34,104	23.79	50,435	49.09	19
	National Front for Democracy and Unity	32,281	22.52	48,188	46.90	18
	Rally of Democratic Forces	9,737	6.79			0
	Sawab–RAG	8,442	5.89			0
	Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal	5,000	3.49			0
	El Islah	4,721	3.29			0
	APP-led coalition (APP–El Wiam–ARC-EN-CIEL–AND–RIBAT)	4,488	3.13			0
	Choura for Development	4,107	2.86			0
	Union for Democracy and Progress	3,381	2.36			0
	El Karama	2,611	1.82			0
	Rally for Mauritania	2,583	1.80			0
	National Democratic Union	2,528	1.76			0
	National Democratic Convergence	2,219	1.55			0
	Party for Conciliation and Prosperity	1,987	1.39			0
	El Vadila	1,936	1.35			0
	Third Generation Party	1,688	1.18			0
	Popular Front	1,479	1.03			0
	Other parties	15,329	10.69			0
Blank votes		4,749	3.31	4,114	4.00	–
Total		143,370	100.00	102,737	100.00	37
Valid votes		143,370	80.22	102,737	89.81
Invalid votes		35,350	19.78	11,654	10.19
Total votes		178,720	100.00	114,391	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		280,627	63.69	280,627	40.76
Source: CENI (first round), Essahra (second round)

Members

Below is a list of members elected to the first Regional Council of Nouakchott and the party/coalition they were elected with.^[2]

Member	Alliance		Party		Gender
Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick		UPR		UPR	F
Hemine Sidi Kedat					M
Aissata El Hadj Diallo					F
Mohamed Salem Habiboullah					M
Hawa Mohamed Al Amine					F
El Hadj El Man Jidou					M
Zeinabou Cheikh Ahmed					F
Ishemkhou Mahfouh Aleyou					M
Hawa Yoro Dia					F
Hamadi Mahfouh Bekaye					M
Toutou Mohamed Mahmoud Regad					F
Sadne Mouhamed Ahmed Vali					M
Amar El Weli Elati					M
Cheikhna Guewad Ahmed Benane					M
Cheikh Bocar Thiam					M
Mohamed Lemine Maaloum Vadel					M
El Bekaye Ahmed Lkweri					M
Mohamed Lemine Abdelkadr Bakayoko					M
Abdel Wedoud Mouhamdi Abdel Wedoud					M
Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour		FNDU		Tewassoul	M
Ndeye Mbathio Niang				MPR	F
Mohamed El Mokhtar Sidi				El Moustaghbel	M
Mohamed Sid’Ahmed				UFP	M
Khadije Dahman Jewde				Tewassoul	F
Abou Hassan Dia				PNDD-ADIL	M
Toumeneu Deye Zeine				Tewassoul	F
Mohamed Mahmoud Memed				HATEM	M
Hawa Diallo				UFP	F
Saidou Mamadou Kane				MPR	M
Marieme Tayfour				El Moustaghbel	F
Hassan Mohamed El Abd				Tewassoul	M
Zeinabou Sid’Ahmed				PNDD-ADIL	F
Abdalaye Camara				Tewassoul	M
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Mokhtar				HATEM	M
Dolo Mbow				Tewassoul	M
Abdallahi Merzouk Baba				UFP	M
Mohamed Massoud				El Moustaghbel	M

See also

• 2018 Mauritanian parliamentary election
• 2018 Mauritanian regional elections