Islam Times - Mauritania’s opposition wants to overturn elections

Islam Times - Mauritania's ruling Union for the Republic Party has managed to win 37 parliamentary seats in the first round of the polls held last month, the independent election commission has announced.

Opposition parties have managed to win 14 seats only, the commission added in a press conference.

The ruling party and the opposition contest a total of 147 seats in Mauritania's legislative elections. An election runoff is slated for this month with 56 seats in 25 constituencies is up for grabs.

The election commission is due to announce the results of the national list of the candidates competing at the national level and the national women's list of the candidates running for women-only seats later on Sunday. Twenty seats are allocated to each list.

The opposition has now warned that the current elections will not solve the country’s ongoing crisis. “The crisis will continue to worsen” declared the opposition.

The opposition now wants to overturn the elections, as it claims the ballot boxes were compromised.