Mohamed Ould, a friend of the previous president, won the presidential election by a wide margin in Mauritania. Will he be more of the same, or will he be able to bring about much-needed change?
Mauritania's ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won the presidential election with 52 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced on June 23, 2019, with results from all polling stations counted.
Ghazouani's predecessor Abdel Aziz came to power nearly a decade ago after instigating a military coup along with Ghazouani, ousting the country's first elected civilian president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. His victory is significant because he is a president-elect rather than a coup leader, like many in Mauritania’s recent past. The country had beenHowever some still see Ghazouani’s victory as problematic, because of his ties with the previous president. Ghazouani is also a
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