| National Democratic Alliance التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي Alliance nationale démocratique | |
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| Leader | Yacoub Ould Moine |
| Founded | January 2016 |
| Split from | Rally of Democratic Forces |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Coordination of Parties of the Majority |
| Parliamentary group | Justice group |
| National Assembly | 6 / 176 |
| Regional councils | 11 / 285 |
| Mayors | 5 / 238 |
The National Democratic Alliance (Arabic: التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي, romanized: at-taḥāluf al-waṭani ad-dīmuqrāṭi, French: Alliance nationale démocratique, AND) is a centrist political party in Mauritania. It became the fifth largest political party of the country after the 2018 parliamentary elections. The AND backs the administration of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and is part of the Coordination of Parties of the Majority.
As of 2023, the party has 6 seats in the National Assembly of Mauritania.
History
The party was created in January 2016 after Yacoub Ould Moine, ex-MP for the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), left the party and applied to register a new party called "Democratic Alliance" in December 2015, although the party got its current name when registered.
The party is considered to represent the Moine family and to have been created by Ould Moine due to the refusal of Ahmed Ould Daddah, leader of the RFD, of a dialogue with the government that doesn't have previously set conditions and in order to get closer to the administration of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, although the party remained first as part of a "moderate opposition".
The party emphasizes the need for "national unity" and "social peace of the Nation" being untouchable lines and supports strengthening the country's institutions.
During the 2023 parliamentary elections, the AND party won six seats.
Electoral performance
National Assembly
| National Assembly | ||||||
| Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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| Votes | % | |||||
| 2018 | Yacoub Ould Moine | 22,148 | 3.15% | 4 / 146 |  4
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Support |
| 2023 | 32,027 | 3.30% | 6 / 176 | 2
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Support | |
References
- "AND : Ould Moine manœuvre-t-il au centre ?" [AND: Is Ould Moine maneuvering towards the centre?]. Le Calame (in French). 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- "MyCeni - Résultats 2023". res-myceni.org. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "RFD : Ould Moine claque la porte" [RFD: Ould Moine slams the door]. CRIDEM (in French). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Politique: Ould Moine créé son parti…un pas vers la Majorité?" [Politics: Ould Moine creates his party…a step towards the Majority?]. Mauriweb (in French). 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- "Parti Ehel Moine : Nouvelle facette de la guerre des clans Yahya-Moulaye" [Party of the Moine family: New facet of the Yahya-Moulaye clan war]. CRIDEM (in French). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Un opposant appelle au renforcement de l'unité nationale et à la participation au dialogue" [An opposition politician calls for the strengthening of national unity and participation in dialogue]. Nordinfo (in French). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- "Mauritanie : une élection ne fait pas le printemps". L’Anticapitaliste (in French). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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