Equity Party | |
Native Name: | حزب الإنصاف Parti El Insaf |
Native Name Lang: | ar,fr |
President: | Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed |
Leader1 Title: | President of the parliamentary group |
Leader1 Name: | Mohammed Lemine Ould Amar[1] |
Foundation: | 3 July 2022 |
Predecessor: | Union for the Republic |
Ideology: | Populism[2] Liberal conservatism[3] |
Position: | Centre-right |
Slogan: | الميزان (The balance/scale) |
Headquarters: | Nouakchott |
International: | Centrist Democrat International |
National: | Coordination of Parties of the Majority |
Affiliation1 Title: | Parliamentary group |
Affiliation1: | El Insaf group |
Seats1 Title: | National Assembly |
Seats2 Title: | Regional councils |
Seats3 Title: | Mayors |
Country: | Mauritania |
The Equity Party (ar|حزب الإنصاف|ḥizb al-inṣāf; fr|Parti de l'équité), often known by the transliteration of its Arabic name El Insaf, is a political party in Mauritania. It was founded on 3 July 2022 after the governing Union for the Republic rebranded itself ahead of the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election.
It was led by Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih, who left his cabinet positions to focus on the leadership of the party ahead of the 2023 parliamentary election.[4]
Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||||
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Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | |||
2024 | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani | 554,959 | 56.12% | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
National Assembly | ||||||
Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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Votes | % | |||||
2023 | Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih | 342,153 | 35.25% | 14 | ||