The Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (''Parti mauritanien de l'union et du changement'', HATEM) is a
political party
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in
Mauritania. The party won in the 19 November and 3 December 2006
elections
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2 out of 95 seats and in the 21 January and 4 February 2007
Senate elections
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3 out of 56 seats. In the 11 March and 25 March 2007
presidential elections, its candidate
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 ...
won 7.65%.
Political parties in Mauritania
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