2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election

2001 Mauritanian parliamentary election
19 October 2001 (first round)
26 October 2001 (second round)
All 81 seats in the National Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54.45% (2.39pp)
Party Leader Seats +/–
PRDS Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 64 −6
AC Messaoud Ould Boulkheir 4 +3
RDU Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba 3 +2
UDP Naha Mint Mouknass 3 +3
RFD Ahmed Ould Daddah 3 +3
UFP Mohamed Ould Maouloud 3 +3
FP Med. Lemine Ch'bih O. Cheikh Melainine 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
PRDS		 Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna
PRDS

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, which took 64 of the 81 seats.

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