Back انتخابات الرئاسة الموريتانية 2009 Arabic Μαυριτανικές προεδρικές εκλογές (2009) Greek Elecciones presidenciales de Mauritania de 2009 Spanish Élection présidentielle mauritanienne de 2009 French Elezioni presidenziali in Mauritania del 2009 Italian Eleições presidenciais na Mauritânia em 2009 Portuguese Президентские выборы в Мавритании (2009) Russian
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Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 18 July 2009. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who led the 2008 coup d'état, won a narrow first-round majority in the election, according to official results. A second round, if necessary, would have been held on 1 August 2009.
Following the coup which deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on 6 August 2008, the new junta (the High Council of State) promised that a presidential election would be held "as soon as possible".[1] The election was subsequently scheduled for 6 June 2009.[2]
Abdel Aziz, who was President of the High Council of State, stepped down in April 2009 in order to stand as a candidate. The opposition initially planned to boycott the election, arguing that the junta pursued a unilateral electoral agenda, and as a result Abdel Aziz was widely expected to win the election.[3] Later, however, the opposition agreed to participate as part of a deal with the junta in June 2009, making the election appear more competitive; as part of the deal, the election was delayed to July and a national unity government was formed to lead the country through the election period.
- ^ "Mauritania coup leader vows quick presidential poll" Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. AFP. August 17, 2008.
- ^ Mauritania to hold presidential election 6 June Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Afrique en ligne. January 23, 2009
- ^ Vincent Fertey, "Boycott could see Aziz triumph at the polls" Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters (IOL), April 23, 2009.