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.
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.
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
Members Below is a list of members elected to the first Regional Council of Nouakchott and the party/coalition they were elected with.
MemberAllianceParty Gender Fatimetou Mint Abdel MalickUPRUPRF Hemine Sidi KedatM Aissata El Hadj DialloF Mohamed Salem HabiboullahM Hawa Mohamed Al AmineF El Hadj El Man JidouM Zeinabou Cheikh AhmedF Ishemkhou Mahfouh AleyouM Hawa Yoro DiaF Hamadi Mahfouh BekayeM Toutou Mohamed Mahmoud RegadF Sadne Mouhamed Ahmed ValiM Amar El Weli ElatiM Cheikhna Guewad Ahmed BenaneM Cheikh Bocar ThiamM Mohamed Lemine Maaloum VadelM El Bekaye Ahmed LkweriM Mohamed Lemine Abdelkadr BakayokoM Abdel Wedoud Mouhamdi Abdel WedoudM Mohamed Jemil Ould MansourFNDU TewassoulM Ndeye Mbathio Niang MPRF Mohamed El Mokhtar Sidi El MoustaghbelM Mohamed Sid’Ahmed UFPM Khadije Dahman Jewde TewassoulF Abou Hassan Dia PNDD-ADILM Toumeneu Deye Zeine TewassoulF Mohamed Mahmoud Memed HATEMM Hawa Diallo UFPF Saidou Mamadou Kane MPRM Marieme Tayfour El MoustaghbelF Hassan Mohamed El Abd TewassoulM Zeinabou Sid’Ahmed PNDD-ADILF Abdalaye Camara TewassoulM Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Mokhtar HATEMM Dolo Mbow TewassoulM Abdallahi Merzouk Baba UFPM Mohamed Massoud El MoustaghbelM
See also 2018 Mauritanian parliamentary election 2018 Mauritanian regional elections
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