El Islah Explained
El Islah (Arabic: حزب الإصلاح|lit=Reform Party|translit=ḥizb al-iṣlāḥ) is a political party in Mauritania currently led by Mohamed Ould Talebna. As of 2023, the party has six seats in the National Assembly.[1]
History
The party was legally recognised on 4 August 2007 after having been rejected by the transitional junta due to it considering some of its leaders too close to the government of the deposed president Mu'awiya al-Taya.[2]
The party joined the coalition supporting Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in March 2011.[3] It won a single seat in the 2013 parliamentary elections.[4] It retained its seat in the 2018 elections.
Several parties merged into El Islah in 2020:
- The Democratic National Convergence (CDN), led by the former Minister of Justice Mahfoudh Ould Bettah, joined El Islah on 29 July 2020.[5]
- The Party of Civilisation and Development (PCD), led by Hamma Ould Soueilem, joined El Islah on 20 August 2020.[6]
- The Mauritanian Hope Party (PEM), led by Tahiya Mint El Habib, joined El Islah on 3 September 2020.[7]
In the 2023 parliamentary elections El Islah won six seats.[8]
Election results
National Assembly
Election | Leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Status |
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Votes | % |
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2013 | Sidna Ould Maham | 3,885 | 0.66% | | 1 | |
2018 | Mohamed Ould Talebna | 5,334 | 0.76% | | 0 | |
2023 | 31,877 | 3.28% | | 5 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: MyCeni - Résultats 2023 . 2023-09-21 . res-myceni.org.
- News: موريتانيا ترخص لـ18 حزبا سياسيا أحدها إسلامي . Mauretania licenses 18 political parties, one of which is Islamist . . ar . 2007-08-04 . 2024-07-06.
- http://rapideinfo.net/index.php/accueil/27-a-la-une-/5082-forte-participation-du-parti-qel-islahq-aux-legislatives-et-municipales-du-23-novembre-.html Strong participation by "El Islah" party in the legislative and municipal elections of 23 November
- http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2207_E.htm Elections held in 2013
- Web site: 2020-07-29 . موريتانيا.. حزب «اللقاء» يعلن الاندماج في حزب «الإصلاح» . Mauritania.. CDN announces its integration into El Islah . 2024-07-06 . SaharaMedias . ar.
- Web site: 2020-08-20 . اندماج حزب الحضارة والتنمية في حزب الاصلاح . Integration of the Party of Civilisation and Development into El Islah . 2024-07-06 . Mauritanian News Agency . ar.
- Web site: 2020-09-03 . حزب الأمل الموريتاني يعلن الاندماج في حزب الإصلاح . The Mauritanian Hope Party announces its integration into El Islah . 2024-07-06 . Mourassiloun . ar.
- Web site: 2023-06-03 . Mauritanie : une élection ne fait pas le printemps . 2023-09-21 . L’Anticapitaliste . fr.