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Not to be confused with National Movement for Development and Reform or National Movement for Reform and Development.
National Rally for Reform and Development
PresidentMohamed Jemil Ould Mansour
SpokespersonAhmed Ould Wedia
Founded2007
IdeologySunni Islamism
Islamic democracy
Religious conservatism
International affiliationMuslim Brotherhood
Seats in the National Assembly:
16 / 146
Seats in the Senate:
1 / 56
Website
tewassoul.org

The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD)  (Template:Lang-ar, often simply: Tewassoul), is an Islamist political party in Mauritania. The party put forward their leader, Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour, as their candidate for the 2009 Mauritanian presidential election.[1]

The party is a part of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain,[2][3] Egypt, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Tewassoul is a member of the opposition Coordination of the Democratic Opposition, and currently has 4 seats in the National Assembly,[10] and 1 seat in the Senate.[11]

References

  1. ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hC-a7y9_LgRSRDv7eHEnJlE15hKA
  2. ^ "Bahrain News Agency - Bahrain backs Saudi Arabia, UAE, Foreign Minister says". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ^ Anadolu Ajansı (c) 2011. "Bahrain FM reiterates stance on Muslim Brotherhood". Retrieved 3 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood declared 'terrorist group'". Bbc.co.uk. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Resolution of the State Duma, 2 December 2003 N 3624-III GD "on the Application of the State Duma of the Russian Federation" on the suppression of the activities of terrorist organizations on the territory of the Russian Federation" (in Russian). Consultant Plus.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia declares Muslim Brotherhood 'terrorist group'". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. ^ Alaa Shahine and Glen Carey, Bloomberg News (9 March 2014). "U.A.E. Supports Saudi Arabia Against Qatar-Backed Brotherhood". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. ^ http://magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2012/01/20/feature-03
  9. ^ http://carnegie-mec.org/publications/?fa=47312#
  10. ^ http://www.ndi.org/files/Mauritania-Elections-Bulletin-2011-No1.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2208_E.htm

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