2023 Nouadhibou local election

Local elections were held on 13 May 2023 to elect the 21 members of the Municipal Council of Nouadhibou, as part of the 2023 Mauritanian local elections.

2023 Nouadhibou local election

13 May 2023
All 21 seats in the Municipal Council of Nouadhibou 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.76% (5.4pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– El Karama El Ghassem Ould Bellali 28.83 6 −6 El Insaf Ahmed Ould Khattry 23.34 5 −4 AJD/MR Louise Lindor Ly 7.00 2 +2 RFD–UFP El Moctar Ould Sidiya 5.99 1 +1 Tewassoul Cheikh Lekbir Ould Bousseif 5.94 1 +1 Sawab–RAG M. Mahmoud Ould Sidibe 5.27 1 +1 Hope MR El Maaloum Ould Hemedy 4.56 1 +1 HATEM Mohamed Ould Lebrahim 2.71 1 +1 HIWAR El Meimoum Ould Ethmane 1.80 1 +1 UDP Abou Samba Dia 1.77 1 +1 El Islah Bettar Ould Abdellahi 1.58 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Mayor before Mayor after El Ghassem Ould Bellali El Karama El Ghassem Ould Bellali El Karama

Mayor El Ghassem Ould Bellali was re-elected with a two-point increase on his party El Karama's vote share compared to the first round of the 2018 local election.

Election system

On 26 September 2022 all Mauritanian political parties reached an agreement sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation to reform the election system ahead of the upcoming elections after weeks of meetings between all parties.

In this election, local councils will be elected in a single round using proportional representation through the largest remainder method, with no threshold being applied. The head of the list that gets the most votes will automatically become mayor of the city council.

Results

Local Election 2023: Nouadhibou

Party		Lead candidate	Votes	%	Seats
	El Karama	El Ghassem Bellali Bellali	8,991	28.83	6
	El Insaf	Ahmed Khattry Khattry	7,278	23.34	5
	Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal	Louise Lindor Dethi Souleimane Ly	2,182	7.00	2
	Rally of Democratic Forces and Union of the Forces of Progress	El Moctar Cheikh Sidiya	1,869	5.99	1
	National Rally for Reform and Development	Cheikh Lekbir Alioune Bousseif	1,852	5.94	1
	Democratic Alternation Pole (Sawab–RAG)	Mohamed Mahmoud Boilil Sidibe	1,645	5.27	1
	Hope Mauritania	El Maaloum Aoubeck Hemedy	1,423	4.56	1
	Mauritanian Party of Union and Change	Mohamed Dah Ahmed Lebrahim	845	2.71	1
	Party of Conciliation and Prosperity	El Meimoun Ahmed Taleb Ethmane	560	1.80	1
	Union for Democracy and Progress	Abou Samba Dia	551	1.77	1
	El Islah	Bettar Elarby Abdellahi	494	1.58	1
	People's Progressive Alliance	M'Boiricka Amar M'Haimid	463	1.48	0
	National Democratic Alliance	Taghy Brahim Gharayna	434	1.39	0
	National Cohesion for Rights and the Construction of Generations	Bamba Abdellahi Soueidatt	333	1.07	0
	El Ravah	Djibril Sandigui Ba	329	1.05	0
	Burst of Youth for the Nation	Mohamed El Hacen Ehaimed	253	0.81	0
	Party of Construction and Progress	Hamidou Harouna N'Diaye	227	0.73	0
	Party of Unity and Development	Zid Bih Sidi Brahim Ahmedy	215	0.69	0
	Party of the Mauritanian Masses	El Hadrami Chighaly El Kory	163	0.52	0
	Centre through Action for Progress	Hassen Alioune Mohamed El Abd	137	0.44	0
	El Vadila	Amadou Souweidi Toubelle	128	0.41	0
Blank votes			814	2.61	–
Total			31,186	100.00	21
Valid votes			31,186	88.34
Invalid votes			4,116	11.66
Total votes			35,302	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			48,518	72.76
Source: National Independent Election Commission

See also

• 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election
• 2023 Mauritanian regional elections