Union of the Forces of Progress
Union of the Forces of Progress اتحاد قوى التقدم Dental Doole Demokaraasi Union des forces du progrès | |
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President | Mohamed Ould Maouloud |
Founded | 1991[a] 2001 (as a political party) |
Split from | Union of Democratic Forces-New Era |
Headquarters | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
Ideology | Left-wing nationalism Civic nationalism Multiracialism Democratic socialism Social democracy Historical: Marxism Maoism |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
National Assembly | 0 / 176 |
Regional councils | 5 / 285 |
Mayors | 0 / 238 |
Election symbol | |
The Union of the Forces of Progress (
Position
The UFP describes itself as a cross ethnic, republican, social justice oriented party.
History
The party has its roots in the Kadihine (
The modern UFP began as a faction of the Union of Democratic Forces-New Era (UFD). At an extraordinary party congress called by this faction in August 1998 it elected MND leader Mohamed Ould Maouloud as its president, and this caused a split in the party. The opposing faction, led by Ahmed Ould Daddah, was dubbed the UFD/A, while Maouloud's faction was dubbed the UFD/B. The latter faction participated in the January 1999 local election, which was boycotted by the former. In late 2000, the UFD/A was dissolved by the government, and the UFD/B changed its own name in solidarity, now calling itself the Union of the Forces of Progress.[6]
In the
In the
On May 10, 2008, Maouloud announced the party's decision to participate in the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef;[13] the party was accordingly one of two opposition parties to be included in Waghef's government, the composition of which was announced on May 11.[14] This government only survived until July 2008, however.
Following the August 2008 coup, the UFP joined a four-party coalition, the National Front for the Defence of Democracy, which opposed the coup and demanded the restoration of President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.[15]
Electoral performance
National Assembly
National Assembly | ||||||
Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
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Votes | % | |||||
2001 | Mohamed Ould Maouloud | — | 3 / 81
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3 | Opposition | |
2006 | — | 9 / 95
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6 | Government | ||
2013 | Boycotted | 0 / 146
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9 | Opposition | ||
2018 | 19,664 | 2.80% | 3 / 157
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3 | Opposition | |
2023 | 17,387 | 1.79% | 0 / 176
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3 | Opposition |
Notes
References
- ^ Resume du Programme Politique de L’UFP Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ufpweb.org". Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ Déclaration sur les massacres de 1990 Archived July 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. ufpweb.org: "Deportees" Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Chantage au coup d’Etat Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Union des Forces de Progrès - Mauritanie, Mohamed Baba 28 June 2008.
- ^ Party Programme (ibid), Quand nos chauvins montent au créneau... Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Gourmo Abdoul LÔ. 17 August 2007.
- ^ History of the UFP at the party's web site Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in French).
- ^ IPU Parline page on 2001 parliamentary election Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Elections in Mauritania, African Elections Database.
- ^ IPU page on 2006 parliamentary election Archived July 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in French).
- ^ "L'UFP présente son candidat aux prochaines élections présidentielles" Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 2, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Le Président de l'UFP candidat aux Présidentielles de 2007" Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information, January 3, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Mauritania : Ould Daddah gets support of seventh place holder for presidential runoff"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, March 19, 2007.
- ^ "L'UFP décide de participer au gouvernement attendu" Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, AMI, May 10, 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Mauritanie: formation d'un gouvernement de 30 membres dont 4 de l'opposition" Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 11, 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Mauritanian parliament opens special session" Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, AFP, August 20, 2008.