El Vadila Explained

Native Name:حزب الفضيلة
Parti El Vadila
Native Name Lang:ar,fr
Leader:Ethmane Ould Cheikh Ahmed Eboul Mealy
Foundation:2006
Ideology:Islamism
Religion:Sunni Islam
Affiliation1 Title:Parliamentary group
Affiliation1:Trust group
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:Regional councils
Seats3 Title:Mayors
Country:Mauritania

El Vadila (Arabic: حزب الفضيلة|ḥizb al-vaḍīla|Virtue Party) is an Islamist[1] [2] political party in Mauritania, led by Ethmane Ould Ahmed Aboulmaaly.

History

The party was officially registered in 2006.[2] It won three seats in the 2013 parliamentary elections.[3] Although it lost all three seats in the 2018 elections, it won two seats in the 2023 elections.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://carnegieendowment.org/files/mauritania_islamists.pdf Mauritania's Islamists
  2. Matthijs Bogaards, Matthias Basedau, Christof Hartmann (2013) Ethnic Party Bans in Africa, Routledge, p34
  3. http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2207_E.htm Elections held in 2013
  4. Web site: Résultats 2023 . 2023-09-22 . CENI.