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| Mauritania's opposition emerges winner |
| 2006-11-24 |
| (SomaliNet) Mauritania's opposition parties have emerged winners of Mauritania's elections. This means that Mauritania's opposition occupies the majority seats in Mauritania's parliament. However, 52 of the 95 parliamentary seats are still vacant after candidates failed to emerge with 50% of the total vote, which is required. this leaves Mauritania's opposition parties with over 50% of the remaining 43 seats. Mauritania has been led by a military junta for long and is expected to hold presidential elections early next year. This will signal the first elections for many Mauritanians, who have been used to the use of military coups for power to shift from one government to another. The vacant seats in Mauritania's parliament will be filled after other elections are held on December 3rd. |
| Posted by:Fred |