Al-Mithaq is the collective name for coalition of independents and parties associated with the former regime in Mauritania.[1] Al-Mithaq won in the 19 November and 3 December 2006 National Assembly election 41 out of 95 seats and in the 21 January and 4 February 2007 Senate election 34 out of 56 seats.

On January 28, 2007, Al-Mithaq announced its support for Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in the March 2007 presidential election.[2]

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  1. ^ See e.g. CIA World Fact Book Archived 2006-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "La coalition "MITHAQ" apporte son soutien au candidat à l'élection présidentielle, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi" Archived 2007-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 28, 2007 (in French).