Union for the Republic (Mauritania)

Union for the Republic
President	Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine
Vice President	Mohamed Yahya Ould Horma[1]
Founded	2009[2]
Headquarters	Nouakchott
Ideology	Centrism Populism
National affiliation	Coalition of the Majority
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Seats in the National Assembly:	75 / 146
Seats in the Senate:	38 / 56
Website
www.upr.mr
Politics of Mauritania Political parties Elections

The Union for the Republic (UPR) (Arabic: الإتحاد من أجل الجمهورية‎; French: Union pour la République) is a political party in Mauritania. The party was formed in 2009 by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after he resigned from the military to run for President of Mauritania. Aziz resigned as chairman of the party on 2 August 2009 after winning the presidential election, as the President of Mauritania cannot be a member of any party.^[3] The party also won 13 of the 17 seats up for re-election to the Mauritanian Senate in 2009, giving the UPR control of a total of 38 of the 53 Senate seats.^[4][5]

As of 2011, the UPR is part of the ruling Coalition of the Majority and has a majority in the National Assembly.^[6]

Leaders of the Union for the Republic

• Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, 5 May 2009 - 2 August 2009
• Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine, since 2009

References

1. http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2012/11/07/feature-04
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8077496.stm
3. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/6717067.html
4. http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2208_E.htm
5. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/186431.pdf
6. http://www.ndi.org/files/Mauritania-Elections-Bulletin-2011-No1.pdf

External links

• Official web site