Equity Party (Mauritania)

The Equity Party (Arabic: حزب الإنصاف, romanized: ḥizb al-inṣāf; French: Parti de l'équité), often known by the transliteration of its Arabic name El Insaf, is a political party in Mauritania. It was founded on 3 July 2022 after the governing Union for the Republic rebranded itself ahead of the 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election.

Equity Party حزب الإنصاف Parti El Insaf
President	Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed
President of the parliamentary group	Mohammed Lemine Ould Amar[1]
Founded	3 July 2022
Preceded by	Union for the Republic
Headquarters	Nouakchott
Ideology	Populism[2] Liberal conservatism[3][better source needed]
Political position	Centre-right[3][better source needed]
National affiliation	Coordination of Parties of the Majority
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Parliamentary group	El Insaf group
Slogan	الميزان (The balance/scale)[2]
National Assembly	107 / 176
Regional councils	124 / 285
Mayors	165 / 238
Website
partielinsaf.mr
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It was led by Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih, who left his cabinet positions to focus on the leadership of the party ahead of the 2023 parliamentary election.^[4]

Leadership

President

• Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih (3 July 2022 – 16 August 2024)
• Sid'Ahmed Ould Mohamed (17 August 2024 – present).^[5]

Electoral performance

President of Mauritania

President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Election year	Candidate	1st round			2nd round			Result	Winning candidate
		Votes	%	Rank	Votes	%	Rank
2024	Mohamed Ould Ghazouani	554,959	56.12%	1st	—			Elected	Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

National Assembly

National Assembly
Election	Party leader	National list		Seats	+/–	Government
		Votes	%
2023	Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih	342,153	35.25%	107 / 176	14[a]	Government

Notes

1. Compared to the result obtained by the Union for the Republic in 2018.