The Democratic Alternation Pole (Arabic: قطب التناوب الديمقراطي, romanized: 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.
Democratic Alternation Pole قطب التناوب الديمقراطي Pôle de l'Alternance Démocratique | |
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| Abbreviation | Sawab–RAG |
| Leader | Biram Dah Abeid |
| Founded | 31 May 2018 |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott |
| Ideology | Anti-establishment Factions: Anti-slavery Haratine interests Arab nationalism Ba'athism Saddamism |
| Parliamentary group | Non-attached |
| Members | See composition |
| National Assembly | 5 / 176 |
| Regional councils | 12 / 285 |
| Mayors | 1 / 238 |
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History
editThe 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
edit| Party | Leader | |
|---|---|---|
| Sawab | Abdesselam Ould Horma | |
| Refoundation for a Global Action (RAG) | Oumar Ould Yali | |
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| Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) | Biram Dah Abeid | |
Electoral performance
edit| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||||
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| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||||
| 2019 | Biram Dah Abeid | 172,649 | 18.59% | 2nd | — | Lost | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | ||
| 2024 | TBA | ||||||||
National Assembly
edit| Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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| Votes | % | |||||
| 2018 | Biram Dah Abeid | 12,265 | 1.75% | 3 / 157
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| 2023 | 39,807 | 4.10% | 5 / 176
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References
edit- ^ "Mauritanie: le mouvement anti-esclavagiste IRA se trouve un parti politique" [Mauritania: the anti-slavery movement IRA finds itself a political party] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "الصواب والكتلة الداعمة لزعيم "إيرا" يتحالفان لخوض استحقاقات 2018" [Sawab and the bloc supporting the IRA leader ally to compete in the 2018 elections] (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024.