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A Mauritanian presidential election occurred on 11 March 2007.〔(Election Guide )〕〔("Mauritania vote 'free and fair'" ), ''BBC News Online'', March 12, 2007.〕 Since no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Ahmed Ould Daddah. Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April.〔("Abdallahi vows to be a 'reassuring president'" ), AFP (''IOL''), March 26, 2007.〕 The 2007 election followed a military coup in August 2005 that ousted long-time president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya; the head of the junta, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, said that he and the other members of the junta would not run for president in the election, which marks the last stage of the transition to civilian rule. ==Candidates and lead-up to the election== 21 candidates registered to run for president〔("Twenty-one candidates vie for presidency in Mauritania" ), African Press Agency, January 26, 2007.〕〔("Over 20 candidates register for Mauritania's presidential elections" ), Xinhua (''People's Daily Online''), January 27, 2007.〕 of which 19 were approved to contest the election.〔("19 eye Mauritanian election" ), ''The Point'' (The Gambia), March 2, 2007.〕 Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, who served as a minister under Moktar Ould Daddah during the 1970s and briefly under Ould Taya in the 1980s, announced his candidacy for president on July 4, 2006.〔("Bio express" ), ''Jeuneafrique.com'', February 25, 2007.〕 Ba Mamadou Alassane, President of the Party for Freedom, Equality and Justice (PLEJ), announced his candidacy on July 19, 2006.〔("Ba Mamadou Alassane candidat aux élections présidentielles de 2007" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, July 19, 2006 .〕 The former head of the Central Bank, Zeine Ould Zeidane, announced his candidacy on December 18, 2006.〔("M. Zein Ould Zeidane annonce sa candidature aux élections présidentielles" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, December 18, 2006 .〕 Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud announced his candidacy on December 23.〔("Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud annonce sa candidature pour les présidentielles" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, December 23, 2006 .〕 Former military ruler Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, who came in second place, behind Taya, in the 2003 presidential election, announced his candidacy on December 27.〔("Mauritanian ruler from the 1980s enters post-coup presidential race" ), Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), December 28, 2006.〕 On January 2, 2007, Mohamed Ould Maouloud, President of the Union of the Forces of Progress, was designated as his party's candidate.〔("L'UFP présente son candidat aux prochaines élections présidentielles" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 2, 2007 .〕〔("Le Président de l'UFP candidat aux Présidentielles de 2007" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 3, 2007 .〕 Former coup attempt leader Saleh Ould Hanenna was chosen by his party, the Mauritanian Party for Union and Change (HATEM), as its candidate on January 9.〔("Le parti "Hatem" présente M. Salah Ould Hanena, candidat aux élections présidentielles" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 9, 2007 .〕 Ahmed Ould Daddah, the half-brother of Moktar Ould Daddah and the leader of the Rally of Democratic Forces — part of the Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change,〔("Q&A: Mauritania elections" ), ''BBC News Online'', March 9, 2007.〕 which took a large portion of seats in the November–December 2006 parliamentary election〔("Mauritanian opposition leader claims victory" ), DPA (''IOL''), November 21, 2006.〕 — announced his candidacy on January 12.〔("M. Ahmed Ould Daddah annonce sa candidature pour les présidentielles à partir de Kiffa" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 12, 2007 .〕 Another former coup attempt leader, Mohamed Ould Cheikhna, announced his candidacy on January 14.〔("Former putschist to contest presidency in Mauritania" ), African Press Agency, January 16, 2007.〕 On January 20, Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, President of the People's Progressive Alliance (APP), announced his candidacy.〔("Messoud Ould Boulkheir, candidat à la présidentielle mauritanienne de mars" ), African Press Agency (lemauritanien.com), January 20, 2007 .〕〔("M. Messaoud Ould Boulkheir annonce sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 20, 2007 .〕 Chbih Ould Cheikh Melainine announced on February 3 that he was withdrawing his candidacy and backing Haidalla, but he was not allowed to officially withdraw his candidacy, although according to Melainine he had requested the withdrawal two days before the February 4 deadline.〔("Ch'Bih Ould Cheikh Melainine retire sa candidature à la présidentielle de mars 2007" ), Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, February 3, 2007 .〕 Abdallahi, who ran as an independent, was viewed by some as the candidate representing the ruling junta, and in January he received the backing of an important coalition of 18 parties composed of former supporters of Taya.〔("Mauritania candidate gets boost" ), ''BBC News Online'', January 30, 2007.〕 Abdallahi denied being the junta's candidate.〔("Mauritanian presidential hopeful denies connivance with military junta" ), African Press Agency, February 1, 2007.〕 The Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change sent a letter to various international organizations, including the African Union, accusing the junta of "running an open campaign in favour of one candidate" through various methods, including asking influential people in the country to back their favored candidate, although the letter did not directly name Abdallahi as this candidate.〔("AU asked to monitor Mauritania poll" ), ''al-Jazeera'', January 7, 2007.〕 Vall suggested at one point the possibility that, with blank ballots included in the total, no candidate would win a majority of the vote in two rounds, in which case new elections would have to be held. This caused a controversy, and the law was changed so that blank ballots would not count towards the total.〔("EU wants live broadcast for Mauritanian presidential candidates’ debate" ), African Press Agency, February 8, 2007.〕 A record 1.1 million of the population of 3.2 million people registered to vote.〔Rukmini Callimachi, ("Coup chief returns Mauritania to its people" ), ''The Independent'' (London), March 10, 2007.〕 Prior to the election, the frontrunners were considered to be Daddah, Zeidane and Abdallahi.〔("Mauritania set for watershed poll" ), ''BBC News Online'', March 11, 2007.〕〔("Profile: Three major contestants in Mauritanian presidential race" ), Xinhua (''People's Daily Online''), March 11, 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mauritanian presidential election, 2007」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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