El Vadila
El Vadila (Arabic: حزب الفضيلة, lit. 'Virtue Party') is an Islamist[1][2] political party in Mauritania, led by Ethmane Ould Ahmed Aboulmaaly.
El Vadila حزب الفضيلة | |
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Leader | Ethmane Ould Cheikh Ahmed Eboul Mealy |
Founded | 2006 |
Ideology | Islamism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Parliamentary group | Trust group |
National Assembly | 2 / 176 |
Regional councils | 4 / 285 |
History
The party was officially registered in 2006.[2] It won three seats in the 2013 parliamentary elections.[3] Although it lost all three seats in the 2018 elections, it won two seats in the 2023 elections.[4]
References
- Mauritania's Islamists The Carnegie Papers
- Matthijs Bogaards, Matthias Basedau, Christof Hartmann (2013) Ethnic Party Bans in Africa, Routledge, p34
- Elections held in 2013 IPU
- "MyCeni - Résultats 2023". CENI. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
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