Democratic Alternation Pole Explained

Democratic Alternation Pole
Native Name:	قطب التناوب الديمقراطي Pôle de l'Alternance Démocratique
Native Name Lang:	ar, fr
Abbreviation:	Sawab–RAG
Leader:	Biram Dah Abeid
Foundation:	31 May 2018
Ideology:	Anti-establishment Factions: Anti-slavery Haratine interests Arab nationalism Ba'athism Saddamism
Headquarters:	Nouakchott
Blank1 Title:	Members
Blank1:	See composition
Affiliation1 Title:	Parliamentary group
Affiliation1:	Non-attached
Seats1 Title:	National Assembly
Seats2 Title:	Regional councils
Seats3 Title:	Mayors
Country:	Mauritania

The Democratic Alternation Pole (Arabic: قطب التناوب الديمقراطي|qiṭb at-tanāwwub ad-dīmuqrāṭi, French: Pôle de l'Alternance Démocratique) is a Mauritanian political coalition between Sawab and the legally unrecognized Refoundation for a Global Action parties founded on 31 May 2018 ahead of the 2018 parliamentary and 2019 presidential elections.

History

The alliance was founded on 31 May 2018 as a pragmatic alliance between the Ba'athist Sawab and the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) led by anti-slavery and Haratine interests activist Biram Dah Abeid, who saw his Refoundation for a Global Action (RAG) party legally unrecognized by the Ministry of Interior, thus not being allowed to contest elections on its own.^{[1] [2]}

Composition

Party		Leader
	Refoundation for a Global Action (RAG)	Oumar Ould Yali
Organisations
	Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA)	Biram Dah Abeid

Electoral performance

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Candidate	1st round			2nd round			Result	Winning candidate
Votes	%	Rank	Votes	%	Rank
2019	Biram Dah Abeid	172,649	18.59%			Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
2024		218,427	22.10%

National Assembly

National Assembly

Election	Party leader	National list		Seats	+/–	Government
		Votes	%
2018	Biram Dah Abeid	12,265	1.75%		3
2023		39,807	4.10%		2

Notes and References

1. News: 2018-05-31 . Mauritanie: le mouvement anti-esclavagiste IRA se trouve un parti politique . Mauritania: the anti-slavery movement IRA finds itself a political party . fr . 2024-06-21 . Radio France Internationale.
2. News: 2018-05-31 . الصواب والكتلة الداعمة لزعيم "إيرا" يتحالفان لخوض استحقاقات 2018 . Sawab and the bloc supporting the IRA leader ally to compete in the 2018 elections . ar . 2024-06-21 . Al Akhbar.