Democratic Alternation Pole
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The Democratic Alternation Pole (Arabic:قطب التناوب الديمقراطي,romanized:qiṭb at-tanāwwub ad-dīmuqrāṭi, French:Pôle de l'Alternance Démocratique) is a Mauritanian political coalition between Sawab and the legally unrecognized Refoundation for a Global Action parties founded on 31 May 2018 ahead of the 2018 parliamentary and 2019 presidential elections.
History
The alliance was founded on 31 May 2018 as a pragmatic alliance between the Ba'athist Sawab and the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) led by anti-slavery and Haratine interests activist Biram Dah Abeid, who saw his Refoundation for a Global Action (RAG) party legally unrecognized by the Ministry of Interior, thus not being allowed to contest elections on its own.
Composition
| Party | Leader | |
|---|---|---|
| Sawab | Abdesselam Ould Horma | |
| Refoundation for a Global Action (RAG) | Oumar Ould Yali | |
| Organisations | ||
| Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) | Biram Dah Abeid |
Electoral performance
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | Result | Winning candidate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||
| 2019 | Biram Dah Abeid | 172,649 | 18.59% | 2nd | —N/a | Lost | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
| 2024 | 218,427 | 22.10% | 2nd | —N/a | Lost |
National Assembly
| Election | Party leader | National list | Seats | +/– | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||||
| 2018 | Biram Dah Abeid | 12,265 | 1.75% | 3 / 157 | 3 | Opposition |
| 2023 | 39,807 | 4.10% | 5 / 176 | 2 | Opposition |