Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal explained

Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal
Native Name:الحزب الجمهوري للديموقراطية والتجديد
Parti républicain pour la
démocratie et le renouvellement
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Founder:Mu'awiya al-Taya
Secretary General:Mintata Mint Hedeid
Ideology:Liberal conservatism
Pro-Western sentiment
Position:Right-wing
Headquarters:Nouakchott
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:Regional councils
Seats3 Title:Mayors
Country:Mauritania

The Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (Arabic: الحزب الجمهوري للديموقراطية والتجديد|; French: Parti républicain pour la démocratie et le renouvellement, PRDR) was a political party in Mauritania. Formerly known as the Democratic and Social Republican Party, (French: Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social, PRDS) the party changed its identity and adjusted its political stance after the 2005 coup.[1] Formerly very supportive of President Mu'awiya al-Taya and his policies, after the August 2005 coup, the party denounced Taya's policies and the mid-2006 Israeli military campaign in Lebanon.

In the 2001 parliamentary elections, the party won 64 out of 81 seats.

Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, one of the bloc's members, was nominated as Prime Minister a few days after the 2005 coup.[2]

The now-PRDR won seven seats in the November–December 2006 parliamentary election[3] and in the 21 January and 4 February 2007 Senate elections, three out of 56 seats.

, the PRDR is part of the Mithaq El Wihda coalition and is led by Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed Vall.[4]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionParty candidateVotes%Result
1992Mu'awiya al-Taya345,58362.7%Elected
1997801,19090.9%Elected
2003438,91567%Elected

National Assembly elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionResult
1992Mu'awiya al-Taya301,34967.7% 67 1st
1996352,48267.6% 3 1st
2001285,62357.0% 6 1st
2006 57 4th
2013Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed Vall27,6194.6% 4 14th
National PR seats5,5330.79% 3 25throwspan="2"
Women's seats8,3151.20%

Senate elections

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005-08-03 . Coup ousts West-leaning leader of Mauritania . 2023-10-22 . NBC News . en.
  2. Web site: 2009-10-30 . Tensions Ease in Mauritania After Coup Leaders Name PM . 2023-10-22 . VOA . en.
  3. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2207_E.htm IPU PARLINE page on 2006 parliamentary election
  4. http://www.lemali.fr/afrique/politique/mauritanie%3a-la-coalition-mithaq-reclame-la-demission-du-gouvernement-2008030912025.html "Mauritanie: La coalition Mithaq réclame la démission du gouvernement"