Equity Party (Mauritania)
Ruling political party in Mauritania
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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.
PresidentSid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed
President of the parliamentary groupMohammed Lemine Ould Amar[1]
Founded3 July 2022
PrecededbyUnion for the Republic
Equity Party حزب الإنصاف Parti El Insaf | |
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| President | Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed |
| 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] |
| 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 | |
Leadership
President
- Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih[3] (3 July 2022 – 16 August 2024)
- Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed (17 August 2024 – present).[4]
Electoral performance
President of Mauritania
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||||
| 2024 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | 554,959 | 56.12% | 1st | N/a | Elected | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | ||
National Assembly
| 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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Government |
Notes
- Compared to the result obtained by the Union for the Republic in 2018.