1992 Mauritanian parliamentary election

1992 Mauritanian parliamentary election
Mauritania
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13 March 1992 (second round)
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All 79 seats in the National Assembly
40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.86%
Party Leader % Seats
PRDS Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 67.67 67
RDU Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba 7.37 1
PMR Mulay Ould Jiyed 0.72 1
Independents 21.48 10
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
PRDS
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
PRDS

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 6 March 1992, with a second round on 13 March. They were the first National Assembly elections after the constitutional referendum the previous year that resulted in the reintroduction of multi-party democracy. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic and Social Republican Party, which won 67 of the 79 seats in the Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was just 39%.[2]

  1. ^ Elections in Mauritania African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p595 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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