National Rally for Reform and Development
التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية |
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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
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Seats in the Senate: |
1 / 56
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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.
The party is a part of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain,Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.
Tewassoul is a member of the opposition Coordination of the Democratic Opposition, and currently has 4 seats in the National Assembly, and 1 seat in the Senate.