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- ↑ "نتائج انتخابات المجلس الوطني الصحراوي (العهدة 12)" [Results of the Sahrawi National Council elections (12th period)] (in Arabic). April 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09– via Independent News Agency.
- ↑ Africa Elects [@AfricaElect] (April 23, 2023). "Sahrawi Republic, legislative election: (...) – Results by incumbency" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-11-09– via Twitter.
- ↑ "Composición del Consejo Nacional Saharaui en 2023" [Composition of the Sahrawi National Council in 2023](PDF). saharaoccidental.es (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09– via Una mirada al Sáhara Occidental.