Mauritanian People's Party
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Mauritanian People's Party (PPM, French: Parti du peuple mauritanien; Arabic: حزب الشعب الموريتاني, romanized: Hizb Al-Sha'ab Al-Muritaniy) was the sole legal party of Mauritania from 1961 to 1978. It was headed by President Moktar Ould Daddah.
Mauritanian People's Party حزب الشعب الموريتاني | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Founded | November 1960; 63 years ago |
| Banned | 10 July 1978; 46 years ago |
| Preceded by | PRM AJM Nahda UNM USMM |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Ideology | Authoritarianism Nationalism Centralism Islamic socialism Mauritanian irredentism |
Daddah founded the party shortly after Mauritania's independence from France in November 1960 by merging his Mauritanian Regroupment Party with opposition parties including Association de la Jeunesse Mauritanienne, Nahda, the Union National Mauritanienne, and the Union Socialiste des Musulmans Mauritaniens.[1] The parties were united at a meeting of their political leadership in December 1961, and Daddah proceeded to enact a range of repressive laws, banning alternative political parties and bestowing virtually unlimited power upon the presidency.
Following the 10 July 1978 coup led by Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritania's civilian leadership was replaced with military rule and the party was abolished and banned.[2]
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 471,577 | 100% | Elected |
| 1971 | 512,708 | 100% | Elected | |
| 1976 | 630,635 | 100% | Elected |
National Assembly elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 445,844 | 100% | 40 / 40 |
40 | 1st | Sole legal party |
| 1971 | 504,406 | 100% | 50 / 50 |
10 | 1st | Sole legal party | |
| 1975 | 574,758 | 100% | 70 / 70 |
20 | 1st | Sole legal party | |
| 1976 (by-election) | 100% | 7 / 7 |
7 | 1st | Sole legal party |
- ^ Pazzanita, Anthony G (1996). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania (Second ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780810830950.
- ^ Abdel Wedoud Ould Cheikh: Sozialstrukturen und politische Macht in Mauretanien. In: inamo 61, Frühjahr 2010, S. 4f