Mauritania

التجمع الوطني للإصلاح والتنمية (تواصل)
ət-təjəmmuʿ əl-waṭani ləl iṣlāḥ wət-tənmiyə (təwāṣṣul)
Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement (RNRD/Tewassoul)
National Rally for Reform and Development

Leader: حمادي ولد سيدي المختار (Hamadi Ould Sidi Mokhtar)
Orientation: Islamist
Ideology: Islamic democracy, moderate Islamism, social conservatism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
International affiliation: Muslim Brotherhood

الاتحاد من أجل الديمقراطية والتقدم
əl-əttiḥād mən əjl əd-dīmuqrāṭiyə wət-taqaddum
Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès (UDP)
Union for Democracy and Progress

Leader: الناها منت مكناس (Naha Mint Mouknass)
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Centrism, civic nationalism
Stance towards the government: In government
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: Centrist Democrat International

حزب الإصلاح
ḥəzb əl-iṣlāḥ
Parti El Islah
Reform Party

Leader: محمد ولد طالبنا (Mohamed Ould Talebna)
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Civic nationalism, reformism
Stance towards the government: In government
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: Socialist International (observer member)

التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي
ət-taḥāluf əl-waṭani əd-dīmuqrāṭi
Alliance Nationale Démocratique (AND)
National Democratic Alliance

Leader: يعقوب ولد أمين (Yacoub Ould Moine)
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Social democracy
Stance towards the government: In government
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الصواب
ḥəzb əṣ-ṣawāb
Parti Sawab
Right Path Party

Leader: عبد السلام ولد حرمة (Abdel Salem Ould Horma)
Orientation: *
Ideology: Iraqi Ba’athism, Arab nationalism
Stance towards the government: Opposition
International affiliation: N/A

حزب إعادة التأسيس من أجل العمل الشامل (الرك)
ḥəzb iʿādət ət-təʾsīs mən əjl əlʿaməl əš-šāməl (ər-rag)
Refondation pour une Action Globale (RAG)
Refoundation for a Global Action

Leader: عمر ولد يالي (Oumar Ould Yali)
Orientation: Haratine interests|Centre-left
Ideology: Anti-slavery, Haratine interests, social democracy
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: Democratic Alternation Coalition 2029
International affiliation: N/A

Note: RAG is currently not registered as a political party. Its candidates ran in 2023 on the list of Sawab (*).

القوى التقدمية من أجل التغيير
əl-qiwə ət-taqaddumiyə mən əjl ət-taġyīr
Forces Progressistes pour le Changement (FPC)
Progressive Forces for Change

Leader: Samba Thiam
Orientation: Black minority interests
Ideology: Black minority interests, decentralisation, social democracy
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary pposition
International affiliation: N/A

Note: FPC is currently not registered as a political party. The party endorsed AJD/MR (Black minority interests) in 2023.

التحالف من أجل العدالة والديمقراطية/حركة التجديد
ət-taḥāluf mən əjl əl-ʿadālə wəd-dīmuqrāṭiyə/ḥarakət ət-təjdīd
Alliance pour la Justice et la Démocratie/Mouvement pour la Rénovation (AJD/MR)
Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal

Leader: Ba Mamadou Bocar
Orientation: Black minority interests
Ideology: Black minority interests
Stance towards the government: Opposition
National affiliation: Democratic Alternation Coalition 2029
International affiliation: N/A

حزب نداء الوطن
ḥəzb nidāʾ əl-waṭan
Parti Nida El Watan
Nation’s Call Party

Leader: داوود ولد أحمد عيشة (Daoud Ould Ahmed Aicha)
Orientation: Right-wing
Ideology: Mauritanian nationalism, centralism, Bidhani nationalism
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الكرامة
ḥəzb əl-karāmə
Parti El Karama
Dignity Party

Leader: شيخنا ولد حجبو (Cheikhna Ould Hajbou)
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Centrism, civic nationalism, social liberalism
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الإتحاد و التغيير الموريتاني (حاتم)
ḥəzb əl-ittiḥād wət-taġyīr əl-mūrītānī (ḥatəm)
Parti Mauritanien de l’Union et du Changement (HATEM)
Mauritanian Party of Union and Change

Leader: صالح ولد حننا (Saleh Ould Hanena)
Orientation: Conservative
Ideology: Social conservatism, Islamic democracy, economic liberalism, civic nationalism
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

(حوار) حزب الوفاق من اجل الرفاه
ḥəzb əl-wifāq mən əjl ər-ravāh (ḥiwār)
Parti de la Conciliation et de la Prosperité (HIWAR)
Party of Conciliation and Prosperity (Dialogue)

Leader: فاله منت ميني (Valle Mint Miny)
Orientation: Conservative
Ideology: Youth interests, egalitarianism, social conservatism
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

حزب الفضيلة
ḥəzb əl-vaḍīlə
Parti El Vadila
Virtue Party

Leader: عثمان ولد شيخ أحمد أبو معالي (Ethmane Ould Cheikh Ahmed Eboul Mealy)
Orientation: Islamist
Ideology: Islamism
Stance towards the government: Support
International affiliation: N/A

الاتحاد من أجل التخطيط للبناء
əl-ittiḥād mən əjl ət-taxṭīṭ ləl bināʾ
Union pour la Planification et la Construction (UPC)
Union for Planning and Building

Leader: محمد فال ولد اياهي (Mohamed Vall Ould Eyahi)
Orientation: *
Ideology: *
Stance towards the government: Support
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A

جبهة المواطنة والعدالة (جمع)
jəbhət əl-muwwāṭanə wəl-ʿadālə (jəmʿ)
Front pour la Citoyenneté et la Justice (FCJ)
Front for Citizenship and Justice

Leader: محمد جميل ولد منصور (Mohamed Jemil Ould Mansour)
Orientation: Islamist
Ideology: Islamic democracy
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary support
International affiliation: N/A

موريتانيا إلى الأمام
mūrītāniyə il-əl-amām
Mauritanie En Avant
Mauritania Forward

Leader: نور الدين ولد محمدو (Noureddine Ould Mohamedou)
Orientation: Centre
Ideology: Civic nationalism, technocracy
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary opposition
International affiliation: N/A

Note: Its candidates ran in 2023 on the list of the Union for Planning and Building (*).

حزب نماء
ḥəzb namāʾ
Parti Nemaa
Growth Party

Leader: زينب منت التقي (Zeinebou Mint Taqi)
Orientation: Islamist
Ideology: Islamic democracy
Stance towards the government: Extraparliamentary support
National affiliation: Coordination of Parties of the Majority (centre to conservative)
International affiliation: N/A