A regional council (Arabic: مجلس جهوي, French: conseil régional) is the elected assembly of a region of Mauritania.

Electoral system

After 2023

On 26 September 2022 all Mauritanian political parties reached an agreement sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation to reform the election system ahead of the upcoming 2023 elections after weeks of meetings between all parties.[1]

Starting from the 2023 elections, regional councils will be elected in a single round using proportional representation through the largest remainder method, with no threshold being applied. The head of the list that gets the most votes will automatically become president of the regional council.[1][2]

List of councils

Region Legislature name Seat Members President Last election
Adrar Regional Council of Adrar Atar 15 Mohamed Ould Cherif Ould Abdallahi
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Assaba Regional Council of Assaba Kiffa 25 Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Habib
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Brakna Regional Council of Brakna Aleg 25 Moustapha Ould Mahmoud
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Regional Council of Dakhlet Nouadhibou Nouadhibou 21 Mohamed Mamy Ould Mohamed Bezeid
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Gorgol Regional Council of Gorgol Kaédi 25 Ba Amadou Abou
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Guidimaka Regional Council of Guidimaka Sélibaby 25 Coulibaly Issa
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Hodh Ech Chargui Regional Council of Hodh Ech Chargui Néma 25 Mohamed Ould Tijani
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Hodh El Gharbi Regional Council of Hodh El Gharbi Aïoun 25 Jamal Ould Mohamed
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Inchiri Regional Council of Inchiri Akjoujt 11 Cheikh Melainine Ould El Gharaby
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Nouakchott Regional Council of Nouakchott Nouakchott 37 Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Tagant Regional Council of Tagant Tidjikja 15 Mohamed Ould Biha
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Tiris Zemmour Regional Council of Tiris Zemmour Zouérate 11 El Hadrami Ould H'Mady
El Insaf		 13 May 2023
Trarza Regional Council of Trarza Rosso 25 Mohamed Ould Cheikh
El Insaf		 13 May 2023

References

  1. 1 2 "نص الاتفاق النهائي بين وزارة الداخلية والأحزاب السياسية" [The text of the final agreement between the Ministry of the Interior and political parties]. AlAkhbar.info (in Arabic). 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  2. ↑ Saleh, Tidjani (2022-10-11). "Mauritania: New Election, New System". Africa Elects. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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