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.
Equity Party حزب الإنصاف Parti El Insaf | |
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| President | Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed |
| President of the parliamentary group | Mohammed Lemine Ould Amar[1] |
| Founded | 3 July 2022 |
| Preceded by | Union for the Republic |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott |
| Ideology | Populism[2] Liberal conservatism[3][better source needed] |
| Political position | Centre-right[3][better source needed] |
| National affiliation | Coordination of Parties of the Majority |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Parliamentary group | El Insaf group |
| Slogan | الميزان (The balance/scale)[2] |
| National Assembly | 107 / 176 |
| Regional councils | 124 / 285 |
| Mayors | 165 / 238 |
| Website | |
| partielinsaf | |
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
editPresident
edit- Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih (3 July 2022 – 16 August 2024)
- Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed (17 August 2024 – present).[5]
Electoral performance
editPresident of Mauritania
edit| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||||
| 2024 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | 554,959 | 56.12% | 1st | — | Elected | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | ||
National Assembly
edit| National Assembly | ||||||
| Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||||
| 2023 | Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih | 342,153 | 35.25% | 107 / 176
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Government | |
Notes
edit- ^ Compared to the result obtained by the Union for the Republic in 2018.
References
edit- ^ "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. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
See also
edit- El Insaf group, the corresponding Mauritanian parliamentary group in the National Assembly.