List of political parties in Mauritania
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This article lists political parties in Mauritania.
Until 2005, Mauritania was a one party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party, now the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDS), in power. Opposition political parties were allowed, but had no real chance of gaining power. Following the 2005 Coup a transitional miltary junta liberalised the political arena, permitting a level of pluralism and openness that was applauded in the West, and handed power to the winner of a competitive election, the (PNDD-ADIL). This ended with the 2008 Coup, and while the National Assembly continued to meet, its powers were restricted. The Union for the Republic (Union pour la république) was formed as the ruling party. National elections for a new government were scheduled for 2009, with some parties opposed to the candidacy of military ruler Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz boycotting the elections.
Parties[]
Parties represented in parliament[]
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
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| Union for the Republic Arabic: الإتحاد من أجل الجمهورية French: Union pour la république |
UPR | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine | Centre | Populism | 89 / 157
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| National Rally for Reform and Development Arabic: التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية French: Rassemblement national pour la réforme et le développement |
RNRD تواصل Tewassoul |
Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour | Sunni Islamism Islamic democracy Religious conservatism |
14 / 157
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| Union for Democracy and Progress Arabic: التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية French: Union pour la démocratie et le progrès |
UDP | Naha Mint Mouknass | 6 / 157
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| El Karam Arabic: الكرم French: El Karama |
6 / 157
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Arabic: حزب التحالف الوطني الديموقراطي French: Alliance nationale démocratique |
AND | 4 / 157
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Arabic: حزب الوحودي لبناء موريتانيا French: Parti unitaire pour la construction de la mauritanie |
UCM | 4 / 157
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| Union of the Forces of Progress Arabic: اتحاد قوى التقدم French: Union des forces du progrès Fula: Dental Doole Demokaraasi |
UFP | Centre to centre-left | Social democracy | 3 / 157
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| Rally of Democratic Forces Arabic: تكتل القوى الديمقراطية French: Rassemblement des forces démocratiques |
RFD | Ahmed Ould Daddah | Centre-left | Democratic socialism Social democracy Secularism |
3 / 157
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Arabic: شُورَىٰ |
Shura | 3 / 157
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| People's Progressive Alliance Arabic: التحالف الشعبي التقدمي French: Alliance populaire progressiste |
APP | Messoud Ould Boulkheir | Centre-left | Nasserism Social democracy |
3 / 157
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| Sawab Arabic: حزب الصواب |
Ba'athism Arab nationalism |
3 / 157
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| Burst of Youth for the Nation Arabic: حزب شباب الوطن French: Parti du sursaut de la jeunesse pour la nation |
PJSN Sursaut |
Lalla Cherifa | 3 / 157
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Arabic: حزب العهد الوطني من أجل الديموقراطية و التقدم French: Pacte national pour la démocratie et le développement |
ADIL | 2 / 157
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| Harmony Arabic: حزب الوئام French: Parti de l'Entente démocratique et sociale |
PEDS | Centre | 2 / 157
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| Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal Arabic: التحالف الشعبي التقدمي French: Alliance pour la justice et la démocratie/Mouvement pour la rénovation |
AJD/MR | Ibrahima Moctar Sarr | Centre-left | Black minority interests Social democracy |
1 / 157
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Arabic: حزب الوفاق من أجل الرفاه |
1 / 157
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Arabic: الإتحاد الديموقراطي الوطني French: Union démocratique nationale |
UDN | 1 / 157
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Arabic: حزب الإصلاح French: Parti réformiste |
PR | Sayyidna Ould Mohamed | 1 / 157
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Arabic: حزب المستقبل French: Parti de l'Avenir |
1 / 157
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Arabic: حزب الغد الموريتاني French: Parti du demain mauritanien |
PDM | 1 / 157
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| / Arabic: تحالف حزب الوفاء الموريتاني و حزب طليعة التغيير الديمقراطي French: Coalition d'El Wafah et de L'avant-garde du changement démocratique |
El Wafah/ACD | 1 / 157
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Arabic: حزب السلام و التقدم الديموقراطي French: Parti de la paix et du progrès démocratique |
PPPD | 1 / 157
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Other parties[]
- Action for Change (Action pour changement, APC)
- (Rassemblement Pour la Mauritanie, RPM-TEMAM)
- People's Front (Front Populaire)
- Rally for Democracy and Unity (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité, RDU)
- Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Renouvellement, PRDR, formerly PRDS)
- Union of Democratic Forces (Union des Forces Démocratiques, UFD)
Coalitions[]
- (Front national pour la défense de la démocratie, FNDD)
- 2009 anti-UPR coalition. Includes PNDD/ADIL, APP, UFP, Tawassoul Party. Joint opposition with RFD.[1][2][3]
Illegal[]
- Hizb ut-Tahrir
- Mauritanian People's Party
- National Vanguard Party (Ba'ath Party)
- Union of Democratic Forces
See also[]
- Politics of Mauritania
- List of political parties by country
References[]
- ^ Mauritanie : des députés membres du FNDD sous la menace de destitution Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine. Pana Press. 4 December 2008
- ^ Mauritania: Joint FNDD-RFD march against the Mauritanian junta Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Pana Press. 4 May 2009.
- ^ Mauritania: FNDD sets agenda for political dialogue Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Pana press. 16 April 2009.
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