2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election information
2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election
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19 October 2001 (first round) 26 October 2001 (second round)
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All 81 seats in the National Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
54.45% (2.39pp)
Party
Leader
Seats
+/–
PRDS
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
64
−6
AC
Messaoud Ould Boulkheir
4
+3
RDU
Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba
3
+2
UDP
Naha Mint Mouknass
3
+3
RFD
Ahmed Ould Daddah
3
+3
UFP
Mohamed Ould Maouloud
3
+3
FP
Med. Lemine Ch'bih O. Cheikh Melainine
1
New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna PRDS
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna PRDS
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Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats.
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