Rally for Democracy and Unity
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The Rally for Democracy and Unity (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité) is a political party
in Mauritania
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At the last legislative elections
, held between 19 and 26 October, 2001, the party won 9.6 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 81 seats. The party won in the 19 November and 3 December 2006 elections
3 out of 95 seats.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
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At the last legislative elections
Elections in Mauritania
Prior to the coup d'état of August 2005, Mauritania was a one party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party in power. Opposition parties were allowed, but widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power....
, held between 19 and 26 October, 2001, the party won 9.6 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 81 seats. The party won in the 19 November and 3 December 2006 elections
Mauritanian parliamentary election, 2006
Parliamentary and municipal elections in Mauritania occurred on 19 November and 3 December 2006. At least 28 political parties competed to comprise the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly; Islamist parties were banned, but many Islamists ran as independent candidates...
3 out of 95 seats.