Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
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, which had been the ruling party during the presidency of Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, only won 3 seats and the opposition Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (including the Rally of Democratic Forces) won 11 seats.