The Equity Party (Arabic: حزب الإنصاف, romanized: ḥizb al-inṣāf; French: Parti de l'équité), often known by the transliteration of its Arabic name El Insaf, is a political party in Mauritania. It was founded on 3 July 2022 after the governing Union for the Republic rebranded itself ahead of the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election.
Equity Party حزب الإنصاف Parti El Insaf | |
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| President | Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih |
| President of the parliamentary group | Mohammed Lemine Ould Amar[1] |
| Founded | 3 July 2022 |
| Preceded by | Union for the Republic |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott |
| Ideology | Populism[2] Liberal conservatism[3][better source needed] |
| Political position | Centre-right[3][better source needed] |
| National affiliation | Coordination of Parties of the Majority |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Parliamentary group | El Insaf group |
| Slogan | الميزان (The balance/scale)[2] |
| National Assembly | 107 / 176 |
| Regional councils | 124 / 285 |
| Mayors | 165 / 238 |
| Website | |
| partielinsaf | |
It is led by Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih, who left his cabinet positions to focus on the leadership of the party ahead of the 2023 parliamentary election.[4]
Leadership
editPresident
edit- Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih (3 July 2022–present)
Electoral performance
editPresident of Mauritania
edit| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||||
| 2024 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | 554,959 | 56.12% | 1st | — | Elected | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | ||
National Assembly
edit| National Assembly | ||||||
| Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||||
| 2023 | Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih | 342,153 | 35.25% | 107 / 176
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Notes
edit- ^ Compared to the result obtained by the Union for the Republic in 2018.
References
edit- ^ "Le groupe parlementaire du parti El Insaf organise une conférence de presse" [The parliamentary group of the El Insaf party organises a press conference]. AMI (Mauritanian News Agency) (in French). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Le parti "Insaf" entame un nouveau processus politique" [The "Insaf" party is starting a new political process.] (PDF). Horizons (in French). AMI. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Mauritania - Africa Elects". Africa Elects. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Mauritanie : remaniement ministériel partiel et permutations" [Mauritania: partial ministerial reshuffle and permutations]. SaharaMedias (in French). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
See also
edit- El Insaf group, the corresponding Mauritanian parliamentary group in the National Assembly.