Equity Party (Mauritania)
Ruling political party in Mauritania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | |
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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]