El Karama (Arabic: حزب الكرامة, romanized: ḥizb al-karāma, lit. 'Dignity Party') is a political party in Mauritania led by Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Ould Hajbou.
History
El Karama was founded on 12 October 2011.[1] It won six seats in the 2013 parliamentary elections,[2] and retained all six seats in the 2018 elections.
In the 2023 parliamentary elections El Karama won five seats in the National Assembly of Mauritania.[3][4]
Ideology
El Karama identifies as a social democratic party.[1]
Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||||
| 2013 | Cheikhna Ould Hajbou | 15,193 | 2.54% | 6 / 146
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 6
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Support |
| 2018 | 24,761 | 3.52% | 6 / 157
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|
Support | |
| 2023 | 25,437 | 2.62% | 5 / 176
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 1
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Support | |
References
- ^ a b "البرنامج الانتخابي 2018" [Election programme 2018]. El Karama (in Arabic). 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Elections held in 2013 IPU
- ^ "Résultats 2023". CENI. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ "Mauritanie : une élection ne fait pas le printemps". L'Anticapitaliste (in French). 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
| Represented in the National Assembly (176 seats) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Represented in regional councils | |||||||
| Parties dissolved after the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election | |||||||
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