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Elections in Mauritania
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Elections in Mauritania: the next vote, who holds power now, and the country's election history. The next one is the next Mauritanian parliamentary election on May 2028. Head of state is Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
Next election
next Mauritanian parliamentary election - May 2028
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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani live
Head of state - Equity Party
In office since
1 August 2019
Party
Equity Party
Head of government
Moctar Ould Djay
Region
Africa
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Next election
next Mauritanian parliamentary election
May 2028
Government
-
Capital
Nouakchott
Population
4 736 139
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1960
Currency
Mauritanian ouguiya
Official language
Arabic
Capital
Nouakchott
Region
Africa
Area
1,030,700 km2
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Election history
29 June 2024presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani · turnout 55.4%
27 May 2023parliamentary
Mauritanian parliamentary election
22 June 2019presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani · turnout 62.6%
15 September 2018parliamentary
Mauritanian parliamentary election
21 June 2014presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
23 November 2013parliamentary
Mauritanian parliamentary election
18 July 2009presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2019 - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
peaceful - no coup recorded
2009 - Ba Mamadou Mbaré Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
peaceful - no coup recorded
2009 - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Ba Mamadou Mbaré
peaceful - no coup recorded
2008 - Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
irregular - successful coup (2008-08-06)
2007 - Ely Ould Mohamed Vall Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
peaceful - no coup recorded
2005 - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
irregular - successful coup (2005-08-03)
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Frequently asked questions
When is the next election in Mauritania?
The next Mauritanian parliamentary election is scheduled for May 2028.
Who is the current leader of Mauritania?
The head of state is Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (Equity Party).
When was the last election in Mauritania?
The most recent was the Mauritanian presidential election on 29 June 2024.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-07-02.