1996 Mauritanian parliamentary election

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All 79 seats in the National Assembly 40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	52.06% (13.20 pp)
Party Leader Seats +/– PRDS Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 70 +3 AC Messaoud Ould Boulkheir 1 New RDU Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba 1 0 Independents – 7 −3 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

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Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 11 October 1996, with a second round in 16 of the 79 constituencies on 18 October. After the ruling Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS) won 60 of the 63 seats decided in the first round, the opposition Union of Democratic Forces boycotted the second round, ^[1] resulting in the PRDS winning a total of 70 seats. ^[2] Voter turnout was 52.1%, ^[3] and only around 30% in Nouakchott. ^[1]

Results

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