Presidential Election: Mauritania Votes In First Democratic Transition Of Power - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 22, 2019
Mauritanianvoters are headed to the polls in the country’s first election without anincumbent presidential candidate since the 2008 coup.
Pollingstations opened Saturday at 8am across the Sahara Desert nation and will remainopen until 7pm local time.
PresidentMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is stepping down, as is mandated by the constitution,after his two five-year terms.  Hisruling Union for the Republic party has put forth former defense ministerMohamed Ould Ghazouani as its candidate.
Oppositioncandidates say that Ghazouani would not affect any change from the lastadministration – change they say is desperately needed.
Aformer prime minister and leading opposition candidate Sidi Mohammed OuldBoubacar, is one of five opposition candidates running to replace the UPR.
Othercandidates include well-known anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid, who haspromised a national inquiry into the country’s cases of modern slavery.