National Rally for Reform and Development

National Rally for Reform and Development
President Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour
Spokesperson Ahmed Ould Wedia
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
Politics of Mauritania
Political parties
Elections

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]

Tewassoul is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Mauritania.[2][3]

Tewassoul is a member of the opposition Coordination of the Democratic Opposition, and currently has 4 seats in the National Assembly,[4] and 1 seat in the Senate.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hC-a7y9_LgRSRDv7eHEnJlE15hKA
  2. ↑ http://magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2012/01/20/feature-03
  3. ↑ http://carnegie-mec.org/publications/?fa=47312#
  4. ↑ http://www.ndi.org/files/Mauritania-Elections-Bulletin-2011-No1.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2208_E.htm

Official party sites