Voting has began in the Mauritanian Presidential election, as unemployment, poverty, and access to utilities such as electricity dominating people’s perceptions.
Six candidate running for the highest office in the country including Ould Cheikh Ould Ghazouani, Mohamed Lemine El Mourteji El Wavi, Hamadi Ould Sid’El Moctar, Outouma Souleimane Soumaré, Mamadou Bocar Ba, and Biram Dah Abeid Ould Dah.
The President is elected for a five-year term using the two-round system. If no candidate receives an absolute majority of the vote in the first round, a second round is held two weeks later.
GLOBAL TRACKER learned that Observers from the African Union and the United States are expected to monitor the vote.
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