2007 Mauritanian presidential election information
2007 Mauritanian presidential election
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11 March 2007 (first round) 25 March 2007 (second round)
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Turnout
70.16% (first round), 67.44% (second round)
Nominee
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
Ahmed Ould Daddah
Party
Independent
RFD
Popular vote
373,520
333,185
Percentage
52.85%
47.15%
First round results by wilaya
Second round results by wilaya
President before election
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Independent
Elected President
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
Independent
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Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 11 March 2007.[1][2] As no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Ahmed Ould Daddah. Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April.[3]
The 2007 election followed a military coup in August 2005 that ousted long-time President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. The head of the junta, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, said that he and the other members of the junta would not run for president in the election, which marks the last stage of the transition to civilian rule.
^Election Guide
^"Mauritania vote 'free and fair'", BBC News Online, March 12, 2007.
^"Abdallahi vows to be a 'reassuring president'", AFP (IOL), March 26, 2007.
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