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The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. The National Assembly (Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah/Assemblée Nationale) has 81 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. From 1961-1978 the only legal party was the Parti du Peuple Mauritanien (PPM). In the 1990s a multiparty system was introduced in Mauritania. The Democratic and Social Republican Party dominated until the 2005 coup.

election date leader
2007-04-27
leader
Messaoud Ould Boulkheir
legislative period name
12th National Assembly
political party in legislature
Union for the Republic (Mauritania), Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal, People's Progressive Alliance (Mauritania), Rally of Democratic Forces, Union for Democracy and Progress, Union of the Forces of Progress, Democratic Renovation, Mauritanian Party of Union and Change, Union of the Democratic Center (Mauritania), National Rally for Reform and Development, El_Wiam, National_Pact_for_Democracy_and_Development, Popular_Rally_of_Mauritanian_People, Movement_for_Refounding
political party of leader
People's Progressive Alliance (Mauritania)

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