016 – Mauritania’s Democratic Tipping Point?

Where in the world could you find out that your deceased grandfather voted in a constitutional referendum 3 years after he died? In this episode, Ahmed and Nasser discuss the recent elections in Mauritania, in which an empowered opposition threaten to undo President Ould Abdelaziz’ hopes for a constitutional amendment to allow himself third turn.

Nasser’s (extremely long) Twitter thread, on which this episode was based, makes for good side-reading: https://twitter.com/weddady/status/1035887360913956864

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Music for this episode is from the album Moorish Music From Mauritania by Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba(1990)

Thumbnail image: ballot boxes from a voting bureau in Mauritania’s vast interior being transported, a reminder to those who have the luxury of a functioning democracy not to take their votes for granted. Photo credit: unknown.

Errata: There are 184 seats of parliament, not 147 as stated

النشرة الأسبوعية مساءً كل يوم سبت من اختيار المحررين

نشرة أسبوعية مسائية من بودكاست فلسطين تصلُك إلى بريدك الإلكتروني، تُقدِّم أمتع وأفضل الحلقات من أكثر من ٣٠٠ برنامج بودكاست عربي نختارها لك لتستمع وتستمتع وتتعلّم.

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