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3/11/2007: Presidential Elections

• Population (July 2006): 3,177,388
• Literacy: 41.7% (total population)
• Government Type: Republic
• Suffrage: Universal (18 years of age)
  

• Executive Branch:
  Chief of State: Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
  Head of Government: Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubakar
  
  
• Legislative Branch: Bi-Cameral
  
  Senate (Majlis al-Shuyukh): (56 seats)
  
  National Assembly (Majlis al-Watani): (81 seats)
  
  
• Electoral System:
  
  Executive: President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); President appoints Prime Minister
  
  Legislative:
  
  Senate (Majlis al-Shuyukh): A portion of seats up for election every two years; members elected by municipal leaders to serve six-year terms
  National Assembly (Majlis al-Watani): Members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms
  
  
• Political Parties
  Alliance for Justice and Democracy ( AJD)
  National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD)
  Party for Liberty, Equality, and Justice (PLEJ)
  Party of Democratic Convergence (PCD)
  Popular Front (FP)
  Popular Progressive Alliance (APP)
  Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD)
  Rally for Democracy and Unity (RDU)
  Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDR)
  Right Way (SAWAB)
  Union for Democracy and Progress (UDP)
  Union of Forces of Progress (UFP)

Information Provided By : CIA World Fact Book, Mauritania

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