Next Mauritanian presidential election

Next Mauritanian presidential election

Presidential elections will be held in Mauritania following the coup d'état which deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on 6 August 2008; the coup leaders promised presidential elections would be held "as soon as possible". [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jbsTZsZU0GZs-cuy5zwlUGbCiUpQ "Mauritania coup leader vows quick presidential poll"] , AFP, August 17, 2008.] On 15 September 2008, the National Assembly adopted plans to hold "free and fair elections" within 12–14 months, setting the election date in late 2009 at the latest. [http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-09-15-voa1.cfm]

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