Mauritanian Parliament

The Mauritanian Parliament (Arabic: برلمان موريتانيا; French: Parlement mauritanien) is composed of a single chamber, the National Assembly. Composed of 176 members, representatives are elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.

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Mauritanian Parliament برلمان موريتانيا Parlement mauritanien
Type
Type	Unicameral (formerly Bicameral)
Seats	176 members
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting
Meeting place
Nouakchott
Website
www.assembleenationale.mr

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Until August 2017, the parliament had an upper house, the Senate. The Senate had 56 members, 53 members elected for a six-year term by municipal councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad. It was abolished in 2017, after a referendum.^[1][2]

Currently, the National Assembly is headed by Mohamed Ould Meguett who was elected as its president. The last election was on 13 and 27 May 2023. In it, the Equity Party holds the most number of seats.^[3]