Ghazouani Leads Mauritania Presidential Election with Strong Margin

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is leading in the presidential election, holding 54.87% of the votes with over half of the votes counted. His main competitor, anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid, has 22.86%. With 50.32% of votes tallied from 2,211 out of 4,503 polling stations, the provisional results are promising for Ghazouani.

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani held a steady lead in the West African nation's presidential election with just over half of votes counted, provisional results from the electoral commission showed on Sunday.

Ghazouani had 54.87% of the vote, while his immediate rival, anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid, was at 22.86%, with 50.32% of votes counted, or just 2,211 polling stations out of 4,503 reporting by 0700 GMT, provisional results on the electoral commission's website showed.

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