Mauritania · Government
Government and administration in Mauritania
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Executive — President and Council of Ministers
- Five-year term, renewable once.
- Legislative — National Assembly
- Unicameral, 176 deputies; the Senate was abolished in 2017.
- Judicial — Cour suprême and Conseil constitutionnel
- Conseil supérieur de la magistrature governs the career.
- Local — Regional councils
- Created in 2017 to replace the Senate's representative role.
How legislation is made
Bills are examined in committee and voted by the National Assembly, then promulgated by the President. The Conseil constitutionnel may be seised before promulgation.
Enforcement institutions
- Police nationale and Gendarmerie
- Policing under Interior and Defence ministries.
- Parquet
- Prosecution service attached to the courts.
- Cour des comptes
- Public finance audit.
Government bodies and regulators
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