Right Path Party حزب الصواب Parti Sawab | |
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| President | Abdesselam Ould Horma |
| Vice President | Mohamed El Moctar Ould Melil |
| Founded | 23 May 2004 |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott |
| Ideology | Ba'athism Saddamism Arab nationalism |
| National affiliation | Sawab–RAG |
| International affiliation | Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction) |
| Parliamentary group | Non-attached |
| National Assembly | 1 / 176 |
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Sawab (Arabic:حزب الصواب,romanized: ḥizb aṣ-ṣawāb,lit. 'Party of the Right Path'), is aBa'athist andArab nationalistpolitical party inMauritania. The party leader is Abdesselam Ould Horma.[1]
The party was formed and founded on 23 May 2004 by supporters of former Mauritanian Head of StateMohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla,[2] although the party denies any links with Ould Haidalla.[3]
Most of the party's Ba'athists were formerly associated with theIraqi dominated faction.[4][5] Support for the party is mainly confined to a small Arab group.[citation needed]
In 2013, the party was led byAbdesselam Ould Horma and was a member of the oppositionCoalition for Pacific Alternation, along withPeople's Progressive Alliance andEl-Wiam.[6]
During the2023 parliamentary elections, the Sawab party won five seats in theNational Assembly; the party is still part of the opposition.[7][8]
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| Parties dissolved after the2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election | |||||||
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