Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017
Legislature
  • English
    The legislative power belongs to the Parliament. (Art. 45)
  • Arabic
    يمارس البرلمان السلطة التشريعية. (المادّة 45)
  • French
    Le pouvoir législatif appartient au Parlement. (Art. 45)
Legislature
  • English
    The Parliament is composed of one sole chamber denominated: [the] “National Assembly”.
    … (Art. 46)
  • Arabic
    يتكون البرلمان من غرفة تمثيلية واحدة تسمى الجمعية الوطنية.
    ... (المادة 46)
  • French
    Le Parlement comprend une chambre représentative unique dénommée : "Assemblée Nationale".
    … (Art. 46)
Legislature
  • English

    The Deputies to the National Assembly are elected for five (5) years by direct universal suffrage.
    …
    All Mauritanian citizens enjoying their civil and political rights [and] at least twenty-five (25) years old are eligible to the mandate of Deputy. (Art. 47)

  • Arabic

    ينتخب نواب الجمعية الوطنية لمدة خمس (5) سنوات بالاقتراع المباشر.
    ...
    يحق لكل مواطن موريتاني متمتع بحقوقه المدنية والسياسية أن ينتخب نائبا إذا كان عمره لا يقل عن خمس وعشرين (25) سنة. (المادّة 47)

  • French

    Les députés à l'Assemblée nationale sont élus pour cinq(5) ans au suffrage universel direct.
    …
    Sont éligibles au mandat de député tous les citoyens mauritaniens jouissant de leurs droits civils et politiques âgés de vingt-cinq (25) ans au moins. (Art. 47)

Legislature
  • English
    An organic law establishes the conditions of the election of the members of the Parliament, their number, their indemnity, the conditions of eligibility, [and] the regime of the ineligibilities and of the incompatibilities.
    … (Art. 48)
  • Arabic
    يضبط قانون أساسي شروط انتخاب أعضاء البرلمان وعددهم وعلاواتهم كما يحدّد النظام الأساسي عدم القابلية والتّعارض.
    ... (المادّة 48)
  • French
    Une loi organique fixe les conditions de l'élection des membres du Parlement, leur nombre, leur indemnité, les conditions d'éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités.
    ... (Art. 48)
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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024). According to Art. 6: “The national languages are: Arabic, Poular, Soninke, and Wolof. The official language is Arabic.”

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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017 (Arabic), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2024).

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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania 1991, as amended to 2017 (French).

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