By RFIPalled on 29-10-2018Modified on 29-10-2018 at 22:55

In Mauritania, the formation of a new government is now expected after the resignation of the former and the appointment of a new prime minister. Changes expected since the local and legislative elections last September largely won by the party in power the UPR. The new Prime Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Bechir is an activist of the Union for the Republic but not of his instances.

The new Mauritanian Prime Minister is a member of the governing party, the Union for the Republic, without having ever held any political responsibility in the UPR.

Aged 57, the industrial robot engineer, trained in France, does not discover the executive. He was minister several times between 2013 and 2016. His last position was the Strategic Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Department he left to become director of the Snim, National Industrial and Mining Company.

Post he held until then. He was received at length by Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz. " I will begin my consultations to form the new government in accordance with the instructions I received from the President of the Republic, " Mohamed Salem Ould Bechir told reporters after his presidential hearing. The presidency where Minister of State in charge of mission will be former Prime Minister Yahya Ould Hademine.

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