Union of the Forces of Progress

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The Union of the Forces of Progress (Union des Forces du Progrès) is a political party in Mauritania.

The UFP began as a faction of the Union of Democratic Forces-New Era (UFD). At an extraordinary party congress called by this faction in August 1998, it elected Mohamed Ould Maouloud as its president, and this caused a split in the party. The opposing faction, led by Ahmed Ould Daddah, was dubbed the UFD/A, while Maouloud's faction was dubbed the UFD/B. The latter faction participated in the January 1999 local election, which was boycotted by the former. In late 2000, the UFD/A was dissolved by the government, and the UFD/B changed its own name in solidarity, now calling itself the Union of the Forces of Progress.[1]

In the parliamentary election held on 19 and 26 October 2001, the party won 3 out of 81 seats.[2][3]

In the November-December 2006 parliamentary election, the UFP participated in the Coalition of the Forces of Democratic Change. The UFP won eight seats (three in the first round and five in the second round), as well as two other seats together with the Rally of Democratic Forces.[4] On January 2, 2007, the party held a congress and designated its president, Maouloud, as its candidate for the March 2007 presidential election.[5][6] In the election, Maouloud took seventh place in the first round with 4.08% of the vote.[3] Maouloud then backed Daddah in the second round.[7] In the 21 January and 4 February 2007 Senate elections it joined the Rally of Democratic Forces and won 1 seat.

On May 10, 2008, Maouloud announced the party's decision to participate in the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef;[8] the party was accordingly one of two opposition parties to be included in Waghef's government, the composition of which was announced on May 11.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ History of the UFP at the party's web site (French).
  2. ^ IPU PARLINE page on 2001 parliamentary election.
  3. ^ a b Elections in Mauritania, African Elections Database.
  4. ^ IPU page on 2006 parliamentary election (French).
  5. ^ "L'UFP présente son candidat aux prochaines élections présidentielles", Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 2, 2007 (French).
  6. ^ "Le Président de l'UFP candidat aux Présidentielles de 2007", Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 3, 2007 (French).
  7. ^ "Mauritania : Ould Daddah gets support of seventh place holder for presidential runoff", African Press Agency, March 19, 2007.
  8. ^ "L'UFP décide de participer au gouvernement attendu", AMI, May 10, 2008 (French).
  9. ^ "Mauritanie: formation d'un gouvernement de 30 membres dont 4 de l'opposition", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 11, 2008 (French).

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