More than 1.9 million voters are expected to go to the polls in the presidential election in Mauritania this Saturday.
There are seven candidates in the race, namely:
Outgoing President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani (Union for the Republic);
Mohamed Lemine El Mourtaja El Wavi (independent candidate);
Hamadi Sidi El Mokhtar Mohamed Abdi (president of the National Rally for Reform and Development, also known as Tawassoul);
Otouma Antoine Souleimane Soumaré (independent candidate);
Mamadou Bocar Bâ (president of the Alliance for Justice and Democracy);
El-Id Mohameden M’Bareck (deputy);
Biram Dah Abeid (human rights activist).
The last presidential election in this Maghreb country took place in 2019. It was won by the outgoing President, Ould El Ghazouani, with 52% of the vote.