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Union for the Republic
PresidentMohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed Lemine
Vice PresidentMohamed Yahya Ould Horma[1]
Founded2009[2]
HeadquartersNouakchott
IdeologyCentrism
Populism
National affiliationCoalition of the Majority
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
Seats in the National Assembly:
75 / 146
Seats in the Senate:
38 / 56
Website
www.upr.mr

The Union for the Republic (UPR) (Template:Lang-ar; Template:Lang-fr) 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

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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/186431.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.ndi.org/files/Mauritania-Elections-Bulletin-2011-No1.pdf


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