Countries / Africa
MRT
Elections in Mauritania
Sovereign state
Next election
next Mauritanian parliamentary election - 1 January 2028
MO
Moctar Ould Djay live
Head of government - Equity Party
In office since
2 August 2024
Party
Equity Party
Head of state
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Region
Africa
Next election
next Mauritanian parliamentary election
1 January 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
Election history
29 June 2024presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani · turnout 55.4%
22 June 2019presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani · turnout 62.6%
21 June 2014presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
18 July 2009presidential
Mauritanian presidential election
won: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2024 - Mohamed Ould Bilal Moctar Ould Djay
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya Mohamed Ould Bilal
peaceful - no coup recorded
2019 - Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya
peaceful - no coup recorded
2018 - Yahya Ould Hademine Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir
peaceful - no coup recorded
2014 - Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf Yahya Ould Hademine
peaceful - no coup recorded
2008 - Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf
irregular - successful coup (2008-08-06)
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.