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Nida El Watan
حزب نداء الوطن
LeaderDaoud Ould Ahmed Aicha
Founded10 April 2015 (2015-04-10)
Registered13 October 2016 (2016-10-13)
IdeologyBidhani supremacism
Mauritanian nationalism
Centralism
Political positionFar-right
National affiliationCoordination of Parties of the Majority
Parliamentary groupJustice group
National Assembly
5 / 176
Regional councils
4 / 285
Mayors
3 / 238

Nida El Watan (Arabic: حزب نداء الوطن, romanized: ḥizb nidāʾ al-waṭan, lit. 'Nation’s Call Party') is a Bidhani supremacist political party in Mauritania.

The party was formed on 10 April 2015 by controversial political activist Daoud Ould Ahmed Aicha,[1] with it being formally recognised by the Ministry of Interior on 13 October 2016.[2]

Ideology

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The party states its goal to be the establishment of a national state in Mauritania and to "consolidate the ancestral Arab Bidhani identity".[2][3] The party defends the construction of a Mauritanian national identity based on the dominant Bidhani identity (including the Haratine due to the shared culture around the Hassaniya variant of Arabic) while considering the rest of ethnic groups of the country as protected national minorities, arguing that the lack of a stable national identity outlook in Mauritania, which has historically seen a competition between Arab nationalism and a more African-oriented identity as part of the country's politics, would risk the stability and unity of the country.[4]

The party's leader is known for his controversial statements on ethnic politics in Mauritania, most notably on slavery, where Ould Ahmed Aicha stated his rejection to what he called "the blackmailing of certain groups within the country by those who trafficked in the issue of slavery".[3] Ould Ahmed Aicha previously threatened to "return to the era of slave captivity, before the establishment of the Mauritanian state" and to "take his faction to arms".[5]

The party heavily opposes the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) and its associated Refoundation for a Global Action party (RAG) led by Biram Dah Abeid, considering it an "extremist" party.[6]

Election results

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National Assembly

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National Assembly
Election Party leader National list Seats +/– Government
Votes %
2018 Daoud Ould Ahmed Aicha 3,366 0.48%
0 / 157
 Steady 0 Opposition
2023 24,268 2.50%
5 / 176
 Increase 5 Support

References

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  1. ^ "ولد أحمد عيشة يقدم أوراق حزب يدعو الي تعزيز وحدة البيظان" [Ould Ahmed Aisha presents the papers of a party that calls for strengthening the unity of the Bidhan] (in Arabic). Souhoufi. 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ a b "موريتانيا: الداخلية تمنح الترخيص لحزب "نداء الوطن"" [Mauritania: The Ministry of Interior grants the license to the “Nida El Watan” party] (in Arabic). SaharaMedias. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ^ a b "Le parti « Nida Al Watan » officiellement reconnu" [The "Nida Al Watan" party officially recognised] (in French). CRIDEM. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ^ "ولد احمد عيشة لدي شعبية لا يتوفر عليها أي حزب سياسي موريتاني (فيديو)" [Ahmed Aicha has a popularity that is not available to any Mauritanian political party (video)] (in Arabic). El Becham. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ "بعد حزب لحراطين الداخلية ترخص لحزب البيظان" [After the party of the Haratine, the Ministry of the Interior licenses the party of the Bidhan] (in Arabic). El Mewqif. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ "الداخلية الموريتانية ترخص لأحزاب "متطرفة"" [The Mauritanian Ministry of the Interior licenses "extremist" parties] (in Arabic). Al Qad. 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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