| Burst of Youth for the Nation | |
| Native Name: | الحراك الشبابي من أجل الوطن Sursaut de la jeunesse pour la nation |
| Leader: | Lalla Mint Cheriva |
| Ideology: | Youth politics |
| National: | Coordination of Parties of the Majority |
| Seats1 Title: | National Assembly |
| Seats2 Title: | Regional councils |
| Seats3 Title: | Mayors |
| Country: | Mauritania |
Burst of Youth for the Nation (Arabic: حزب الحراك الشبابي من أجل الوطن; French: Parti du sursaut de la jeunesse pour la nation, PSJN or Sursuat) was a minor political party in Mauritania.
The party was founded in 2011 by a group of youth activists inspired by the Arab Spring seeking to involve young Mauritanians into active politics.[1] It won four seats in the 2013 parliamentary elections.[2]
The party was reduced to three seats in the 2018 elections. Following the elections the party split. A faction of the party led by Varha Mint Ahmed Ely removed leader Lalla Mint Cheriva and elected Mint Ahmed Ely instead on 21 October 2018,[3] a move condemned by the Lalla-led faction.[4] In December 2018 the Lalla faction released a statement confirming that Varha's faction had only four members and that the move was illegal and not to be recognised.[5]
In 2019 it was rumoured that ex-President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz would join the party to become its leader, although this did not happen.[6]
The party failed to win a seat in the May 2023 parliamentary elections and was legally deregistered on 19 October 2023 together with four other parties after failing to obtain 1% in two consecutive local elections.[7]