Mauritanian presidential election, 1992

Mauritanian presidential election, 1992

24 January 1992

Nominee Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Ahmed Ould Daddah Party DSRP UFD-EN Popular vote 345,583 180,658 Percentage 62.7% 32.8%

President before election Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya DSRP Elected President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya DSRP

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Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 24 January 1992. They followed the constitutional referendum the previous year that resulted in the reintroduction of multi-party democracy, and were the first presidential elections to feature more than one candidate. The result was a victory for incumbent President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of the Democratic and Social Republican Party, who defeated three other candidates with 62.7% of the vote.^[1] Voter turnout was just 47.4%.^[2]

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