List of political parties in Mauritania

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This article lists political parties in Mauritania.

Mauritania is a state in transition. Formerly the nation was a one party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party, now the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal in power. Opposition parties were allowed, but had no real chance of gaining power. Following the 2005 Coup the direction of party politics in Mauritania is unclear. Whilst the new Junta has liberalised the political arena, the shape of future Parliament's and the level of pluralistic politics remains to be seen.

[edit] The parties

• Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Renouvellement)
• Rally for Democracy and Unity (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité)
• Union for Democracy and Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès)
• Rally of Democratic Forces (Regroupement des Forces Démocratiques)
• Action for Change (Action for Change)
• Union of Progress Forces (Union des Forces du Progrès)
• People's Front (Front Populaire)
• Union of Democratic Forces (Union des Forces Démocratiques)

[edit] Illegal

• Action for Change
• Baathist and other extremist political parties are proscribed

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals