Mauritanian bloggers and netizens also had a say on the polls. Massive campaigns urged people to boycott it. #انتخبوا_الحفار or "vote for the digger" was among the most trending hashtags in the Mauritanian blogosphere. Digger refers satirically to President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz who claimed in a TV interview that he only possesses a digger, which he uses to help the poor for free.