Sawab (Mauritania)

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Sawab
حزب الصواب
President
Vice PresidentDr.
Founded23 May 2004
IdeologyBa'athism
Arab nationalism
National affiliation
International affiliationBa'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction)
Seats in the National Assembly:
0 / 147
Seats in the Senate:
0 / 56
Website
Sawab Facebook Account

Sawab (Arabic: حزب الصواب‎, translation: Right Path), is a small Ba'athist and Arab nationalist political party in Mauritania.[1]

The party was formed on 23 May 2004 by supporters of former Mauritanian Head of State Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla,[2] although the party denies any links with Haidalla.[3]

Most of the party's Ba'athists were formerly associated with the Iraqi dominated faction.[4][5] Support for the party is mainly confined to a small Arab elite.[1]

As of 2013 the party was led by , and was a member of the opposition , along with People's Progressive Alliance and .[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tawassoul, App, And Sawab Political Parties Offer Their Views". WikiLeaks. 2009-02-08. WikiLeaks cable: 09NOUAKCHOTT111. Retrieved 2013-11-29. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Pazzanita, Anthony G. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania. Scarecrow Press. p. Chronology: XLIII.
  3. ^ "AML - support.gale". www.accessmylibrary.com.
  4. ^ "Le parti Sawab, d'obédience "baathiste", félicite Ould Abdel Aziz" (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  5. ^ "Identité nationale : Sawab craint la négrification de la Mauritanie". Union des Forces de Progrès (in French). 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  6. ^ "IFES" (PDF).

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