Equity Party (Mauritania)
Ruling political party in Mauritania
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The Equity Party (Arabic: حزب الإنصاف, romanized: ḥizb al-inṣāf; French: Parti de l'équité), often known by the transliteration of its Arabic name El Insaf, is a political party in Mauritania. It was founded on 3 July 2022 after the governing Union for the Republic rebranded itself ahead of the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election.
It was led by Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih, who left his cabinet positions to focus on the leadership of the party ahead of the 2023 parliamentary election.[4]
Leadership
President
- Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih (3 July 2022 – 16 August 2024)
- Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed (17 August 2024 – present).[5]
Electoral performance
President of Mauritania
Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||||
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Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||||
2024 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | 554,959 | 56.12% | 1st | — | Elected | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
National Assembly
National Assembly | ||||||
Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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Votes | % | |||||
2023 | Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih | 342,153 | 35.25% | 107 / 176 | ![]() | Government |
Notes
- ^ Compared to the result obtained by the Union for the Republic in 2018.
References
- ^ "Le groupe parlementaire du parti El Insaf organise une conférence de presse" [The parliamentary group of the El Insaf party organises a press conference]. AMI (Mauritanian News Agency) (in French). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Le parti "Insaf" entame un nouveau processus politique" [The "Insaf" party is starting a new political process.] (PDF). Horizons (in French). AMI. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Mauritania - Africa Elects". Africa Elects. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Mauritanie : remaniement ministériel partiel et permutations" [Mauritania: partial ministerial reshuffle and permutations]. SaharaMedias (in French). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "The representative of the African constituency, Ahmedou Ould Boufcha, congratulates His Excellency Mr. Sid Ahmed Ould Mohamed on the occasion of his election as President of the Insaf Party". Ground News. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
See also
- El Insaf group, the corresponding Mauritanian parliamentary group in the National Assembly.
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