El Islah () is a

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currently led by Mohamed Ould Talebna. As of 2023, the party has six seats in the

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History

The party was legally recognised on 4 August 2007 after having been rejected by the transitional junta due to it considering some of its leaders too close to the government of the deposed president

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Mu'awiya Ould Sid'Ahmed al-Taya (born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. He also served as the fifth Prime minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 19 ...

. The party joined the coalition supporting

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (; born 20 December 1956) is a retired Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the 8th President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019. A career soldier and high-ranking officer, he was a leading figure in ...

in March 2011.Strong participation by "El Islah" party in the legislative and municipal elections of 23 November
RapideInfo, 13 November 2013 It won a single seat in the 2013 parliamentary elections. It retained its seat in the 2018 elections. Several parties merged into El Islah in 2020: *The Democratic National Convergence (CDN), led by the former Minister of Justice Mahfoudh Ould Bettah, joined El Islah on 29 July 2020. *The Party of Civilisation and Development (PCD), led by Hamma Ould Soueilem, joined El Islah on 20 August 2020. *The Mauritanian Hope Party (PEM), led by Tahiya Mint El Habib, joined El Islah on 3 September 2020. In the 2023 parliamentary elections El Islah won six seats.

Election results

National Assembly

References

{{Mauritanian political parties Political parties in Mauritania