{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa6f70df6-2591-4ea4-90b5-8a2db9b81070","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"016 - Mauritania's Democratic Tipping Point?\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/a6f70df6-2591-4ea4-90b5-8a2db9b81070\"></iframe>","title":"016 - Mauritania's Democratic Tipping Point?","description":"Where in the world could you find out that your deceased grandfather voted in a constitutional referendum 3 years after he died? In this episode, Ahmed and Nasser discuss the recent elections in Mauritania, in which an empowered opposition threaten to undo President Ould Abdelaziz' hopes for a constitutional amendment to allow himself third turn. \n\nNasser's (extremely long) Twitter thread, on which this episode was based, makes for good side-reading: https://twitter.com/weddady/status/1035887360913956864\n\nTweet your thoughts to us on #ArabTyrantManual, or @gatnash and @weddady\n\nMusic for this episode is from the album Moorish Music From Mauritania by Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba(1990)\n\nThumbnail image: ballot boxes from a voting bureau in Mauritania's vast interior being transported, a reminder to those who have the luxury of a functioning democracy not to take their votes for granted. Photo credit: unknown.\n\nErrata: There are 184 seats of parliament, not 147 as stated.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/448f25fb-1ead-4f2a-9128-0c6a4ddc6271/artworks-000409869321-w61b1y-t3000x3000.jpg"}