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National Assembly of Mauritania
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The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah/Assemblée Nationale) has 81 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. From 1961-1978, the only legal party was the Parti du Peuple Mauritanien (PPM). In the 1990s, a multiparty system was introduced in Mauritania.
N.B. These elections were held before the 2005 Coup d'état.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Democratic and Social Republican Party (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social) | 51.0 | 64 | |
| Rally for Democracy and Unity (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité) | 9.6 | 3 | |
| Union for Democracy and Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) | 8.1 | 3 | |
| Rally of Democratic Forces (Regroupement des Forces Démocratiques) | 5.6 | 3 | |
| Action for Change (Action pour Changement) | 5.5 | 4 | |
| Union of Progress Forces (Union des Forces du Progrès) | UFP | . | 3 |
| People's Front (Front Populaire) | FP | . | 1 |
| Total (turnout 54.5 %) | 81 | ||
| Source: IPU Parline/AMI and Rulers. The percentages for the UFP and FP and for combination lists of PRSD-UDP and PRS-UDP-RDU are not available. |
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