National Rally for Reform and Development
political party in Mauritania
The National Rally for Reform and Development, often known by its shortened Arabic name Tewassoul or by the abbreviation of its French name (RNRD), is an Islamist political party in Mauritania. The party is associated with the Mauritanian part of the Muslim Brotherhood.[2]
National Rally for Reform and Development التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement | |
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| Abbreviation | Tewassoul RNRD |
| President | Hamadi Ould Sid'El Moctar |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Registered | 4 August 2007 |
| Preceded by | Centrist Reformists |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Membership |  130,000 (2022)[1] |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism Islamic democracy Religious conservatism |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Parliamentary group | Tewassoul group |
| National Assembly | 11 / 176 |
| Regional councils | 36 / 285 |
| Mayors | 7 / 238 |
| Website | |
| www.tewassoul.mr | |
The 2013, 2018, and 2023 parliamentary elections made Tewassoul the second largest political party in Mauritania.[3]
References
change- ↑ ""تواصل" يعقد مؤتمره الرابع.. ويحتفي بـ 30 ألف منتسب جديد" [Tewassoul holds its fourth conference... and celebrates 30,000 new members]. SaharaMedias (in Arabic). 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ↑ Thurston, Alex (2012-03-01). "Mauritania's Islamists". Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ↑ "Mauritania's ruling party wins majority parliament". Washington Post. 2018-09-17. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17.
