Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The ruling party, President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya's Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, won 51% of the vote, resulting in a landslide victory, with the party taking 64 of the 81 seats.
Background Previous elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in the early 1990s has seen opposition boycotts due to accusations of the incumbent government rigging the results. However, a new computerised ID system was introduced before the 2001 elections, resulting in opposition parties contesting the elections.Elections held in 2001 IPU
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