Mauritania Constitutional amendment Enacted 2017-08-05

Constitutional Amendments of 2017

تعديلات دستورية 2017

Summary

Mauritania's 2017 referendum abolished the Senate, changed the national flag and anthem, and modified language around state institutions. Opposition boycotted the referendum and the chamber whose abolition was at stake; turnout was officially 53.7%. President Ould Abdel Aziz framed it as streamlining government and modernizing national symbols; critics framed it as removing one of the only institutional checks on the presidency.

Impact

Concentrated legislative authority into a single chamber. Aziz's successor, Ghazouani, inherited a system with one fewer veto point — though both presidents have argued the change improved efficiency.

Sources

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How to cite

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In-text: (National Assembly of Mauritania, 2017)

APA 7Institutional author

National Assembly of Mauritania. (2017). Constitutional Amendments of 2017 [Legislation]. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/mr-constitutional-amendments-2017. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/mr-constitutional-amendments-2017.

Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals

National Assembly of Mauritania. 2017. “Constitutional Amendments of 2017.” Legislation. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/mr-constitutional-amendments-2017. Accessed June 21, 2026.

BibTeXLaTeX / Zotero / reference managers

@misc{tayyar-bill-mr-constitutional-amendments-2017,
  title     = {{Constitutional Amendments of 2017}},
  author    = {{National Assembly of Mauritania}},
  year      = {2017},
  date      = {2017-08-05},
  type      = {Legislation},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/mr-constitutional-amendments-2017},
  urldate   = {2026-06-21},
  note      = {Retrieved via Tayyar on June 21, 2026}
}