The National Rally for Reform and Development ( ar, التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية, french: Rassemblement Nationale pour la Réforme et le Développement), often known by its shortened Arabic name Tewassoul ( ar, تواصل) or by the abbreviation of its French name (RNRD), is an Islamist

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Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

. The party is associated with the Mauritanian branch of the

Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers ( ar, جماعة الإخوان المسلمين'' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan ...

. As a result of the

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and 2018 parliamentary election, Tewassoul has become the second largest political party in Mauritania.

History

The roots of Tewassoul go back to the Islamic Movement that began to be organized in Mauritania in 1975, being based on the ideas of the

, but it remained an unauthorized secret political movement due to the different authoritarian regimes in Mauritania's history. The Islamists were prevented from licensing any political party even after the introduction of multi-party politics in the 1990s. Nevertheless, the Islamic Movement remained present as a significant force in the local political arena, especially with its rejection of the diplomatic ties established between Mauritania and Israel between 1999 and 2009. After the 2005 coup, and the overthrow of the regime of President

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the P ...

, the Islamists tried to register a political party, but the

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leading the transitional phase rejected their request, which prompted them to launch the “Initiative of Moderate Reformists” on November 23, 2005, which enabled them to enter parliament and win some municipalities as independents in the 2006 elections. The "Centrist Reformists" (successors of the Initiative of Moderate Reformists) endorsed

Saleh Ould Hanenna Saleh Ould Hanenna (born 1965 or 1966) is a former Mauritanian soldier and political figure. Ould Hanenna served in the Mauritanian Army and rose to the rank of Major before being dismissed in 2000. In June 2003, he led an attempted coup, aiming ...

in the first round of the

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, with them backing

Ahmed Ould Daddah Ahmed Ould Daddah ( ar, أحمد ولد داده, born 7 August 1942Marwane ben Yahmed"Les vérités d’Ahmed Ould Daddah", '' Jeuneafrique.com'', February 18, 2007 .) is a Mauritanian economist and a politician. He is a half-brother of Moktar ...

in the second round. The winner of the 2007 election,

Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi ( ar, سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله‎; 193822 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. He served in the government during the 1970s ...

, finally granted the Mauritanian Islamists a legal political party in 2007.

Leadership

President

Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour ( Nouakchott, 1967) is a politician in Mauritania. Ould Mansour was President of the National Rally for Reform and Development. Early life and education Mansour was born in Nouakchott in 1967. He attended primary and ...

(2007–25 December 2017) *

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Seyidi Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

(25 December 2017–25 December 2022) *

Hamadi Ould Sidi Mokhtar Hamadi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abdel Wahab al-Hamadi (born 1979), Kuweiti writer * Ahmed Mulay Ali Hamadi (born 1954), Sahrawi diplomat * Ali Al-Hamadi (born 2002), English-Iraqi footballer * Fadane Hamadi (born 199 ...

(25 December 2022–)

Election results

Presidential

References

External links

Tewassoul Facebook Account

Tewassoul Youtube Channel

Tewassoul Twitter Account
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