Democratic Alternation Pole

Mauritanian political coalition

The Democratic Alternation Pole (Arabic: قطب التناوب الديمقراطي, romanized: qiṭb at-tanāwwub ad-dīmuqrāṭi, French: Pôle de l'Alternance Démocratique) is a Mauritanian political coalition between Sawab and the legally unrecognized Refoundation for a Global Action parties founded on 31 May 2018 ahead of the 2018 parliamentary and 2019 presidential elections.

History

The alliance was founded on 31 May 2018 as a pragmatic alliance between the Ba'athist Sawab and the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) led by anti-slavery and Haratine interests activist Biram Dah Abeid, who saw his Refoundation for a Global Action (RAG) party legally unrecognized by the Ministry of Interior, thus not being allowed to contest elections on its own.[1][2]

Composition

Party Leader
Sawab Abdesselam Ould Horma
Refoundation for a Global Action (RAG) Oumar Ould Yali
Organisations
Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) Biram Dah Abeid

Electoral performance

President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result Winning candidate
Votes % Rank Votes % Rank
2019 Biram Dah Abeid 172,649 18.59% 2nd — Lost Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
2024 TBA

National Assembly

National Assembly
Election Party leader National list Seats +/– Government
Votes %
2018 Biram Dah Abeid 12,265 1.75%
3 / 157
 Increase 3 Opposition
2023 39,807 4.10%
5 / 176
 Increase 2 Opposition

References

  1. ^ "Mauritanie: le mouvement anti-esclavagiste IRA se trouve un parti politique" [Mauritania: the anti-slavery movement IRA finds itself a political party] (in French). Radio France Internationale. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "الصواب والكتلة الداعمة لزعيم "إيرا" يتحالفان لخوض استحقاقات 2018" [Sawab and the bloc supporting the IRA leader ally to compete in the 2018 elections] (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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Represented in the National Assembly (176 seats)
Government
Supporting
Opposition
Represented in regional councils
Parties dissolved after the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election