Sawab (), is a

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and

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. The party leader is Abdesselam Ould Horma. The party was formed and founded on 23 May 2004 by supporters of former Mauritanian Head of State

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, although the party denies any links with Ould Haidalla. Most of the party's Ba'athists were formerly associated with the Iraqi dominated faction. Support for the party is mainly confined to a small Arab group. In 2013, the party was led by Abdesselam Ould Horma and was a member of the opposition Coalition for Pacific Alternation, along with People's Progressive Alliance and El-Wiam. During the 2023 parliamentary elections, the Sawab party won five seats in the

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; the party is still part of the opposition.

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