The Union for Democracy and Progress (, UDP; ar, الاتحاد للديمقراطية والتقدم) is a

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in Mauritania. The UDP is led by Naha Mint Mouknass,"Mauritanie: L'UDP affirme son indépendance"
Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), 1 March 2008 . and as of early 2008 it is the only political party in Mauritania that is headed by a woman.

History

It was founded on 11 June

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by Hamdi Ould Mouknass (Naha's father) who previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Moktar Ould Daddah."Un parti quitte la majorité présidentielle en Mauritanie"
African Press Agency, 17 June 2008 . In the 2001 parliamentary elections the party received 8.1% of the popular vote and won three of the 81 seats. In the 2006 parliamentary elections, it won 3 of the 95 seats, whilst in the

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it won one of the 56 seats. The party supported

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in the March 2007 presidential election and was part of the presidential majority following his victory. However, after the formation of the government of Prime Minister

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in May 2008, the party left the presidential majority in June 2008, objecting to the composition of the government. It said that, while the opposition had been brought into the government, the UDP had been marginalized; the party also said that "the hope for change born on August 3,

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has been compromised", referring to the ouster of

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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the ...

on that date.

References

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