Spokesperson Ahmed Ould Wedia International affiliation Muslim Brotherhood | Founded 2007 | |
President Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour Vice President Mohamed Ghoulam Ould El Hadj Cheikh Ideology Sunni Islamism
Islamic democracy
Religious conservatism | ||
The National Rally for Reform and Development (RNRD) (Arabic: التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية, 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.
The party is a part of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Russia, Syria, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Tewassoul is a member of the opposition Coordination of the Democratic Opposition, and currently has 4 seats in the National Assembly, and 1 seat in the Senate.
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