The Refoundation for a Global Action,[a] formerly known as the Radical Party for a Global Action[b] and commonly referred to by its French acronym RAG (Arabic: الرگ or الرك), is a political party in Mauritania.
Refoundation for a Global Action حزب إعادة التأسيس من أجل العمل الشامل Refondation pour une Action Globale | |
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| Abbreviation | RAG (French) الرگ (Arabic) |
| President | Oumar Ould Yali |
| Founded | 28 April 2013 |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott |
| Activist wing | Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement |
| Ideology | Anti-slavery Anti-establishment Haratine interests |
| National affiliation | Sawab–RAG |
| Parliamentary group | Non-attached |
| Colours | Current: Yellow Former: Red Black |
| National Assembly | 4 / 176 |
It has been connected since its inception to the anti-slavery Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) led by Biram Dah Abeid.
History
editThe party was founded on 28 April 2013 by members of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) led by Biram Dah Abeid.[1]
The party formed the Democratic Alternation Pole electoral coalition with Sawab on 31 May 2018 after failing to be legally registered as a political party by the Ministry of the Interior, thus not being allowed to field candidates under its own name.[2][3]
Electoral performance
edit| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||||
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| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||||
| 2014 | Biram Dah Abeid | 61,218 | 8.67% | 2nd | — | Lost | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz | ||
| 2019 | 172,649 | 18.59% | 2nd | — | Lost | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | |||
| 2024 | TBA | ||||||||
National Assembly
edit| Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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| Votes | % | |||||
| 2018 | Biram Dah Abeid | Part of Sawab–RAG | 2 / 157
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| 2023 | 4 / 176
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "إيرا" تعلن تأسيس حزب سياسي"" [IRA announces the establishment of a political party] (in Arabic). Essirage. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.