The Mauritanian Party for Renewal (, PMR) is a political party in
Mauritania
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...
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History
The PMR was established in 1991 after the country's status as a one-party state was lifted. Unlike many opposition parties, it did not boycott the
1992 parliamentary elections. Although it received only 0.7% of the vote, it won a single seat.
[Elections in Mauritania]
African Elections Database It lost its seat in the
1996 elections, which it did not contest.
The
2007 presidential elections saw the party nominate wealthy businessman Rajel dit Rachid Moustapha as its candidate,
Mauritanian tycoon jumps into presidential race
Panapress, 26 October 2006 but he received only 0.27% of the vote.[ In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party received 0.7% of the vote, failing to win a seat.
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References
{{Mauritanian political parties
Political parties in Mauritania
Political parties established in 1991
1991 establishments in Mauritania