However, this was not the first presidential debate in the Arab world, as in Mauritania in 2007 a televised presidential debate took place between Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Ahmed Ould Daddah.
Sin embargo, este no fue el primer debate presidencial en el mundo árabe, ya en Mauritania en 2007 tuvo lugar un debate presidencial televisado entre Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi y Ahmed Ould Daddah.