National Rally for Reform and Development
Not to be confused with National Movement for Development and Reform or National Movement for Reform and Development.
National Rally for Reform and Development التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية | |
|---|---|
| President | Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour |
| Spokesperson | Ahmed Ould Wedia |
| Vice President | Mohamed Ghoulam Ould El Hadj Cheikh |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Ideology |
Sunni Islamism Islamic democracy Religious conservatism |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Seats in the National Assembly: |
16 / 146 |
| Seats in the Senate: |
1 / 56 |
| Website | |
| tewassoul.org | |
The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD) (Arabic: التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية, often simply: Tewassoul), is an Islamist political party in Mauritania. The party put forward their leader, Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour, as their candidate for the 2009 Mauritanian presidential election.[1]
The party is a part of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain,[2][3] Egypt, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Tewassoul is a member of the opposition Coordination of the Democratic Opposition, and currently has 4 seats in the National Assembly,[10] and 1 seat in the Senate.[11]
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hC-a7y9_LgRSRDv7eHEnJlE15hKA
- ↑ "Bahrain News Agency - Bahrain backs Saudi Arabia, UAE, Foreign Minister says". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ Anadolu Ajansı (c) 2011. "Bahrain FM reiterates stance on Muslim Brotherhood". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood declared 'terrorist group'". Bbc.co.uk. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Resolution of the State Duma, 2 December 2003 N 3624-III GD "on the Application of the State Duma of the Russian Federation" on the suppression of the activities of terrorist organizations on the territory of the Russian Federation" (in Russian). Consultant Plus.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia declares Muslim Brotherhood 'terrorist group'". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ Alaa Shahine and Glen Carey, Bloomberg News (9 March 2014). "U.A.E. Supports Saudi Arabia Against Qatar-Backed Brotherhood". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ↑ http://magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2012/01/20/feature-03
- ↑ http://carnegie-mec.org/publications/?fa=47312#
- ↑ http://www.ndi.org/files/Mauritania-Elections-Bulletin-2011-No1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2208_E.htm
Official party sites
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| Without seats | |
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