Equity Party (Mauritania)
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 |
Founded | 3 July 2022 |
Preceded by | Union for the Republic |
Headquarters | Nouakchott |
Ideology | Populism Liberal conservatism[better source needed] |
Political position | Centre-right[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) |
National Assembly | 107 / 176 |
Regional councils | 124 / 285 |
Mayors | 165 / 238 |
Website | |
partielinsaf | |
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.
It is led by the then government spokesperson and minister of Education Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih, who left his cabinet positions to focus on the leadership of the party ahead of the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election.
Leadership
President
- Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih (3 July 2022–present)
Electoral performance
National Assembly
National Assembly | ||||||
Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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Votes | % | |||||
2023 | Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih | 342,153 | 35.25% | 107 / 176
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14 | Government |