Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 7 November 2003. As expected, incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was easily re-elected against weak opposition. The opposition alleged election fraud, and Ould Taya's main challenger, former military ruler Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (the man who Ould Taya ousted when he seized power in December 1984), was arrested both immediately before and after the vote.[1] The elections saw two notable firsts; Aicha Bint Jeddane was the country's first female presidential candidate, and Messaoud Ould Boulkheir was the first descendant of slaves to run for the office.[2]
The elections took place a few months after a violent unsuccessful coup attempt in June 2003. Ould Taya was overthrown in a coup two years later, in August 2005.
2003, mauritanian, presidential, election, presidential, elections, were, held, mauritania, november, 2003, expected, incumbent, president, maaouya, ould, ahmed, taya, easily, elected, against, weak, opposition, opposition, alleged, election, fraud, ould, taya. Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 7 November 2003 As expected incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya was easily re elected against weak opposition The opposition alleged election fraud and Ould Taya s main challenger former military ruler Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla the man who Ould Taya ousted when he seized power in December 1984 was arrested both immediately before and after the vote 1 The elections saw two notable firsts Aicha Bint Jeddane was the country s first female presidential candidate and Messaoud Ould Boulkheir was the first descendant of slaves to run for the office 2 2003 Mauritanian presidential election 1997 7 November 2003 2007 Turnout60 86 Nominee Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya Mohamed Khouna Ould HaidallaParty PRDS IndependentPopular vote 438 915 123 244Percentage 66 69 18 73 President before electionMaaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TayaPRDS Elected President Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TayaPRDSThe elections took place a few months after a violent unsuccessful coup attempt in June 2003 Ould Taya was overthrown in a coup two years later in August 2005 Results EditCandidatePartyVotes Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TayaDemocratic and Social Republican Party438 91566 69Mohamed Khouna Ould HaidallaIndependent123 24418 73Ahmed Ould DaddahIndependent45 3146 89Messaoud Ould BoulkheirIndependent33 0895 03Moulaye Elhacen Ould JeidIndependent9 7681 48Aicha Mint JedaaneIndependent3 1000 47Against all4 7180 72Total658 148100 00Valid votes658 14897 71Invalid blank votes15 4432 29Total votes673 591100 00Registered voters turnout1 106 82760 86Source Europa IFES IDEAReferences Edit Top Mauritanian politician held BBC News 9 November 2003 Mauritania s hour postponed Archived 2006 09 25 at the Wayback Machine Al Ahram Weekly 13 19 November 2005 nbsp nbsp This Mauritanian elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 Mauritanian presidential election amp oldid 1173133103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
