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This article lists political parties in Mauritania. After the Independence of the country in 1960, President Moktar Ould Daddah merged his Mauritanian Regroupment Party with other opposition parties to form the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM), [ 1 ] which ruled the country as the sole legal party from 1961 to 1978.
Political parties were legalized again in 1991. By April 1992, as civilian rule returned, 16 major political parties had been recognized; 12 major political parties were active in 2004. By April 1992, as civilian rule returned, 15 political parties had gained official recognition. Among the mostly small groupings, two main opposition parties ...
Defunct political parties in Mauritania (13 P) M. Political parties of minorities in Mauritania (5 P) P. Political party alliances in Mauritania (1 C, 7 P) S.
Soumare is a neurosurgeon who has worked abroad for several years before returning to Mauritania. He is also a political activist, who took part in negotiations for a return to constitutional ...
'Reform Party') is a political party in Mauritania currently led by Mohamed Ould Talebna. As of 2023, the party has six seats in the National Assembly. [1] History
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 13 and 27 May 2023, alongside regional and local elections. [1] [2]The elections were the first parliamentary elections held after the first peaceful transition of power in the country as a result of the 2019 presidential elections, in which Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was elected president after incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was not able to ...
Mauritania has a high number of parties, with a peak of 105 parties running in 2018. Regional and local elections are also held every five years (usually at the same time as parliamentary elections) to elect Mauritania's regional and local councils using a proportional largest remainder method. The presidency of said councils is held by the ...
The party also won 13 of the 17 seats up for re-election to the Mauritanian Senate in 2009, giving the UPR control of a total of 38 of the 53 Senate seats. [6] [7] As a result of the 2018 parliamentary election, UPR became the largest political party in Mauritania. [8] Four major political parties merged into the Union for the Republic after ...