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Senatorial elections were held in Mauritania on 21 January 2007and on 4 February 2007.^[1] 53 of the 56 senators were elected by 3,688 municipal councillors, while the last 3 (who represent the Mauritanian diaspora) will be appointed by the elected senators.^[2] The 2005 Mauritanian coup détat took place on 3 August 2005. ... The Military Council for Justice and Democracy (Arabic: المجلس العسكري للعدالة والديمقراطية; French: Le Conseil militaire pour la Justice et la Démocratie) is currently the supreme political body of Mauritania. ... Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (Arabic: ‎; born 1953 in Nouakchott) has been the military leader of Mauritania since a coup détat in August 2005. ... List of Heads of Government of Mauritania Affiliations:- PPM = Partie des Personnes de Mauritanian (Mauritanian Peoples Party, to 1961 PRM) - authoritarian PRDS = Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social (Social and Democratic Republican Party, estd. ... Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (born 1945) is the current Prime Minister of Mauritania. ... The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. ... The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. ... The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. ... Politics of Mauritania Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Mauritania ... A presidential election was held in Mauritania on November 7, 2003. ... A Mauritanian presidential election is scheduled for 11 March 2007. ... Parliamentary and municipal elections in Mauritania occurred on 19 November and 3 December 2006. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Mauritania is divided into 12 regions (capitals in parentheses): Adrar (Atar) Assaba (Kiffa) Brakna (Aleg) Dakhlet Nouadhibou (Nouadhibou) Gorgol (Kaédi) Guidimaka (Sélibaby) Hodh Ech Chargui (Néma) Hodh El Gharbi (Aioun el Atrouss) Inchiri (Akjoujt) Tagant (Tidjikdja) Tiris Zemmour (Zouérate) Trarza (Rosso) The national capital, Nouakchott, comprises... Departments of Mauritania The Regions of Mauritania are subdivided into 44 departments. ... The Foreign relations of The Islamic Republic of Mauritania have been dominated since independence by the issues of the Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara or Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as well as recognition of its independence by its neighbours, particularly Morocco. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

38 seats were chosen in the first round; independents of the Al-Mithaq coalition won 26 seats, while the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which had been the ruling party during the presidency of Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, only won 3 seats and the opposition Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (including the Rally of Democratic Forces) won 11 seats. Maaouya Ould SidAhmed Taya (Arabic: ) (b. ... The Rally of Democratic Forces (Regroupement des Forces Démocratiques) is a political party in Mauritania. ...

Of the 15 seats decided in the second round, eleven were won by Al-Mithaq and four by the CFCD. This results in the following totals:^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.mauritanie-web.com/actualite.php?id=2141
2. ^ http://www.mauritanie-web.com/actualite.php?id=2141

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