Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI (since 1 August 2019)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohamed Ould BILAL (since 6 August 2020)
• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (الجمعية الوطنية / Al Jam’iya Al Wataniya) with 176 seats
  • Prior to the 2023 election, the National Assembly had 157 seats.
     

Description of electoral system:

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 5-year terms.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the National Assembly, 88 members are elected via absolute majority vote (up to two rounds) in a single, nationwide constituency. The remaining 88 members are elected via closed-list proportional representation vote in multi-member constituencies, including 4 overseas constituencies. Out of the 88 nationwide constituency seats, 20 seats are reserved for women, and 11 are reserved for youth (aged 25 to 30). All members are directly elected and serve 5-year terms.