National Rally for Reform and Development

National Rally for Reform and Development
التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية
President Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour
Spokesperson Ahmed Ould Wedia
Vice President Mohamed Ghoulam Ould El Hadj Cheikh
Founded 2007
Ideology Sunni Islamism
Islamic democracy
Religious conservatism
International affiliation Muslim Brotherhood
Seats in the National Assembly:
16 / 146
Seats in the Senate:
1 / 56
Website
tewassoul.org

The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD)  (Arabic: التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية‎‎, often simply: Tewassoul), is an Islamist political party in Mauritania. The party put forward their leader, Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour, as their candidate for the 2009 Mauritanian presidential election.[1]

The party is a part of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain,[2][3] Egypt, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Tewassoul is a member of the opposition Coordination of the Democratic Opposition, and currently has 4 seats in the National Assembly,[10] and 1 seat in the Senate.[11]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hC-a7y9_LgRSRDv7eHEnJlE15hKA
  2. ↑ "Bahrain News Agency - Bahrain backs Saudi Arabia, UAE, Foreign Minister says". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Anadolu Ajansı (c) 2011. "Bahrain FM reiterates stance on Muslim Brotherhood". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood declared 'terrorist group'". Bbc.co.uk. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Resolution of the State Duma, 2 December 2003 N 3624-III GD "on the Application of the State Duma of the Russian Federation" on the suppression of the activities of terrorist organizations on the territory of the Russian Federation" (in Russian). Consultant Plus.
  6. ↑ "Saudi Arabia declares Muslim Brotherhood 'terrorist group'". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Alaa Shahine and Glen Carey, Bloomberg News (9 March 2014). "U.A.E. Supports Saudi Arabia Against Qatar-Backed Brotherhood". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. ↑ http://magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2012/01/20/feature-03
  9. ↑ http://carnegie-mec.org/publications/?fa=47312#
  10. ↑ http://www.ndi.org/files/Mauritania-Elections-Bulletin-2011-No1.pdf
  11. ↑ http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2208_E.htm

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