Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal

Democratic Republican Party for Renewal
Parti Républicain Démocratique pour le Renouvellement
President Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed Vall
Founded 1992
Headquarters Nouakchott
Ideology Liberal conservatism
Pro-western
Political position Right-wing
National affiliation Coalition of the Majority
Seats in the National Assembly:
3 / 146
Seats in the Senate:
3 / 56
Website
prdr.mr

The Democratic Republican Party for Renewal (French: Parti Républicain Démocratique pour le Renouvellement - PRDR) is a political party in Mauritania. Formerly known as the Democratic and Social Republican Party (PRDS), (Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social), the grouping has changed its identity and adjusted its political stance following the 2005 coup. Formerly supportive of President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya and his pro-Israeli stance, the party has since denounced Taya's policies and the mid-2006 Israeli military campaign in Lebanon.

In the parliamentary election held on 19 and 26 October 2001, the then-PRDS won 51.0% of the popular vote and 64 out of 81 seats. The elections were deemed neither free nor fair. Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, one of the bloc's members, was nominated as Prime Minister a few days after the 2005 coup.

The PRDR won seven seats in the November–December 2006 parliamentary election[1] and in the 21 January and 4 February 2007 Senate elections, 3 out of 56 seats.

As of 2008, the PRDR is part of the Mithaq El Wihda coalition and is led by Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed Vall.[2]

Electoral history

Presidential Elections

Election date Party candidate Number of votes received Percentage of votes
1992 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 345,583 62.7%
1997 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 801,190 90.9%
2003 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 438,915 67%

Parliamentary Elections

Election date Party leader Number of votes received Percentage of votes Number of seats
1992 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 301,349 67.7%
67 / 79
1996 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 352,482 67.6%
70 / 79
2001 Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya 285,623 51.0%
64 / 81
2006 Unknown Not released Not released
7 / 95
2013 Unknown 27,619 4.6%
3 / 146

Senate

Election date Number of votes received % Number of seats
2007 231 6.46%
3 / 56

References

  1. ↑ IPU PARLINE page on 2006 parliamentary election.
  2. ↑ "Mauritanie: La coalition Mithaq réclame la démission du gouvernement", Panapress (lemali.fr), March 9, 2008 (in French).


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