Mauritanian Party of Union and Change
حزب الإتحاد و التغيير الموريتاني
Parti Mauritanien de l’Union et du Changement
PresidentSaleh Ould Hanenna
Founded26 January 2006[1]
IdeologyMauritanian nationalism
Economic liberalism
Social conservatism
Islamic democracy
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationCoordination of Parties of the Majority
Parliamentary groupTrust group
National Assembly
3 / 176
Regional councils
7 / 285
Mayors
1 / 238
Website
www.hatem.mr

The Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (Arabic: حزب الاتحاد والتغيير الموريتاني, حاتم; French: Parti mauritanien de l'union et du changement, HATEM) is a political party in Mauritania. It has been led since its foundation by Saleh Ould Hanenna.

Ideology

The party stands on the right of the political spectrum, supporting civic nationalist, socially conservative and economically liberal policies while defending the role of religion in the Mauritanian state.[2]

Basic principles of the party

  1. Maintaining Islam's role as a source of legislation in the country and its presence as the religion of the Mauritanian people and state. The party interprets Islam as a religion of progress and development, standing against extremism.
  2. A united Mauritanian national identity based on its Arab and African roots, seeking to maintain the Arabic language as the state's sole national language and making it the cohesive element of the Mauritanian nation, with the party also supporting the teaching of other national languages (Wolof, Pulaar and Soninké) in schools.
  3. A Mauritanian national unity based on the religion shared by the population (Islam) and on a Mauritanian civic nationalism based on the country's cultural diversity (Arabs, Wolof, Fulani and Soninke).
  4. A commitment to defend Mauritania's sovereignity and borders.
  5. A democratic system "stemming from the country’s cultural specificity"; peaceful transfer of power; separation of powers and rule of law.
  6. Equal opportunities among citizens and preserving human dignity by consolidating social justice and removing all forms of discrimination.
  7. Adopting an economic system that fosters competition while protecting citizens under a state that guarantees basic jobs, taking into account the balance between the public and private sectors in a way that limits the negative effects of the market economy.
  8. Sustainable development based on rational and balanced management of the country’s various natural resources.
  9. A government that protects family values and establishes punitive justice and meritocracy.
  10. A republican system that leads to loyalty to the Mauritanian state.
  11. A foreign policy based on securing the country's strategic interests, strengthening Mauritania's Islamic and Arab-African character, and ensuring the interests of Mauritanians abroad.

Electoral performance

National Assembly

National Assembly
Election Party leader National list Seats +/– Government
Votes  %
2006 Saleh Ould Hanenna —
3 / 95
 Increase 3 —
2013 Boycotted
0 / 146
 Decrease 3 Opposition
2018 6,521 0.93%
0 / 157
 Steady 0 Opposition
2023 28,124 2.90%
3 / 176
 Increase 3 Support

References

  1. ↑ "صالح ولد حننا" [Saleh Ould Hanenna]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "الإعلان السياسي" [Political manifesto]. hatem.mr (in Arabic). Mauritanian Party of Union and Change. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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