Member State of the Arab League Indirect Senatorial elections were held in Mauritania on 21 January 2007, with a second round on 4 February 2007.
[8][9] 38 members were elected in the first round; independents of the Al-Mithaq coalition won 23 seats, while the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDS) which had been the ruling party during the presidency of Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, won 3 seats,[1] and the opposition Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (including the Rally of Democratic Forces) won 11 seats.
Of the 15 seats decided in the second round, eleven were won by Al-Mithaq independents and four by the CFCD.
This resulted in the following totals:[1][10] The vote for one seat was cancelled due to irregularities and planned to be held again later.
Néma Senator Hamma Ould Cheikh Saad Bouh was elected as First Vice-president, Rosso Senator Mohamed El Hacen Ould El Hadj was elected as Second Vice-president, and Tevragh Zeina Senator Rivaa Mint Ahmed Nalla was elected as Third Vice-president.