El Karama (Arabic: حزب الكرامة, romanizedḥizb al-karāma, lit.'Dignity Party') is a political party in Mauritania led by Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Ould Hajbou.

El Karama
حزب الكرامة
Parti El Karama
LeaderCheikhna Ould Hajbou
Founded12 October 2011
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre
National affiliationCoordination of Parties of the Majority
Parliamentary groupTrust group
National Assembly
5 / 176
Regional councils
10 / 285
Mayors
7 / 238
Website
partielkarama.wordpress.com

History

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El Karama was founded on 12 October 2011.[1] It won six seats in the 2013 parliamentary elections,[2] and retained all six seats in the 2018 elections.

In the 2023 parliamentary elections El Karama won five seats in the National Assembly of Mauritania.[3][4]

Ideology

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El Karama identifies as a social democratic party.[1]

Election results

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National Assembly

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Election Leader National list Seats +/– Status
Votes %
2013 Cheikhna Ould Hajbou 15,193 2.54%
6 / 146
  6 Support
2018 24,761 3.52%
6 / 157
  Support
2023 25,437 2.62%
5 / 176
  1 Support

References

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  1. ^ a b "البرنامج الانتخابي 2018" [Election programme 2018]. El Karama (in Arabic). 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Elections held in 2013 IPU
  3. ^ "Résultats 2023". CENI. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  4. ^ "Mauritanie : une élection ne fait pas le printemps". L'Anticapitaliste (in French). 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-21.