2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 13 and 27 May 2023, alongside regional and local elections.

2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election
13 May 2023 (first round)
27 May 2023 (second round)
All 176 seats in the National Assembly
89 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.59% (0.87pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
El Insaf Mohamed Melainine O. Eyih 35.25 107 +14
Tewassoul Hamadi Ould Sidi Mokhtar 10.24 11 −3
UDP Naha Mint Mouknass 6.06 10 +4
Sawab+ Abdel Salem Ould Horma 4.10 5 +2
Hope MR Collective leadership 3.33 7 +7
AND Yacoub Ould Moine 3.30 6 +2
El Islah Mohamed Ould Talebna 3.28 6 +5
HATEM Saleh Ould Hanenna 2.90 3 +3
El Karama Cheikhna Ould Hajbou 2.62 5 −1
NW Daoud Ould Ahmed Aicha 2.50 5 +5
AJD/MR+ Ibrahima Moctar Sarr 2.18 4 +3
HIWAR Valle Mint Mini 2.08 3 +2
PMM El Khalil Ould Ennahoui 2.08 1 +1
El Vadila Ethmane Ould Eboul Mealy 1.78 2 +2
CED Collective leadership 1.55 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Winner by wilaya (national list)
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Mohamed Ould Bilal
El Insaf		 Mohamed Ould Bilal
El Insaf
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The elections were the first parliamentary elections held after the first peaceful transition of power in the country as a result of the 2019 presidential elections, in which Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was elected president after incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was not able to run due to the two-term constitutional limit.

Ruling El Insaf (Equity Party) managed to secure a majority in the National Assembly and increase its national list vote percentage, in part due to the smaller number of parties contesting this election. The party was forced into several runoffs and didn't sweep into all constituencies elected through a general ticket as in 2018. The opposition was completely restructured, with left-wing Union of the Forces of Progress, centre-left Rally of Democratic Forces and Haratine minority interests People's Progressive Alliance losing all of their seats in the National Assembly, with left-leaning Hope Mauritania replacing them as the hegemonic left-wing opposition.

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