The Mauritanian government has sidelined dozens of political parties from upcoming presidential elections, saying the groups are too small to take part.

An interior ministry decree seen by AFP on Wednesday orders the “dissolution” of all parties which did not take part in municipal elections in 2013 and 2018, or which took part and failed to muster more than one per cent of the vote in the first round of voting.

A 2012 law provides financial support for electoral campaigns that is proportionate to a party’s public support.

It entitles the authorities to wind up groups that are deemed unrepresentative — parties that fail to meet the one-per cent threshold or take part in two consecutive municipal elections.

Parties that are dissolved can reform.

The new order applies to 76 parties, leaving 28 in the field, including the country’s main political groups.

The presidential elections in the conservative Saharan state are scheduled to take place by June 30, at a date that has yet to be set.

The ruling party, the Union for the Republic chose Defence Minister Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed as its candidate to succeed President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, whose second and final term in office is coming to an end.

Among opposition figures, legislator and anti-slavery activist Biram Ould Dah Abeid has already said he will run.

However, negotiations among other opposition groups to agree on a joint candidate are currently at an impasse, given “ideological divergences,” an opposition leader, Moussa Fall, said.

https://www.today.ng/news/politics/mauritania-dissolves-76-political-parties-small-200525/amp?__twitter_impression=true

can't wait for all those party that caused confusion during the presidential election be dissolved, all the third forces be abolished to make room for better balloting.

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Exactly what we need in Nigeria right now... Abi which one be ABN, AUP, FIK, MMM

This should happen in Nigeria too.

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Anything more than 3 parties have become fellowships

bring it to Nigeria,

icelord:
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The kind thunder that will fire u ehhhh

Nigeria should take a cue
Some parties should just become bus stops.

Good move

way to go!

Political Parties should be mandated to warehouse a large chunk of money in an escrow account for the entirety of it existence and INEC should under no circumstances avail any financial incentive for parties. then we go know who dey serious.

Nonsense names GCN, PCP, ANDP,..................... PURE RUBBISH!!!!!!!!!!

PDP needs to be dissolved for losing two consecutive elections (home and away)

themosthigh:
This is a country in west Africa where the Arabs and Berber population still keeps the black Africans majority as slaves. The black Africans are still bought and sold in the slave markets of Nouakchott. When I visited the country, I felt like sending 100 thousand AK-47s to the black slaves there to attack their Arab masters. The slaves called Haratines said that it is against their religion to fight back, that Allah has made them slaves.

Is this for real ?
This is what northerners are moving towards silently.

This is exactly what we need in Nigeria

CodeTemplar:
Is this for real ?
This is what northerners are moving towards silently.

Yes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Mauritania

Good for the country. Those tiny political parties are nothing but distraction.

INEC will pretend they didn't see this one o0o... ... ... Those bachelors' parties that will be shouting 'take it back', 'new nigeria' and 'due process' should be taken back by process for a new nigeria.
Awon inconclusive postponers.

ireke:
This should happen in Nigeria too.

In 2015, the parties without any political position to their name were de-registered by INEC and disallowed from participating in the 2015 elections but the parties have rebounded again as at 2019

What is Nigeria waiting for?

Nice move

Nigeria should follow suit. I'd never want a situation where we only have to choose between The ruling party And Only One strong opposition party.

The mad rush to form political parties in Nigeria is a phase of our democratic development that I believe will soon pass...
We must not easily forget the reason INEC allowed the multi party system but Nigerians are always willing to exploit the flexibility of our laws.

This system has given us a LP governor, YPP senator elect and numerous house of assembly members, it has also reduced the number of politically motivated killings in the race for party nomination.

The US whose political system we imitate has about 40 political parties with the option of independent candidature, out of which only two have won presidential elections for close to 170 years.

Our laws should be reviewed further to allow for independent candidates since as it stands now only aspirants sponsored by a political party can stand in an election.

Macnnoli4:
In 2015, the parties without any political position to their name were de-registered by INEC and disallowed from participating in the 2015 elections but the parties have rebounded again as at 2019

Wrong info...

Gani Fawehinmi sued INEC in 2002 and the number of parties have grown since then...

https://allafrica.com/stories/200207080172.html

wow let them be honest to themselves first

23Tunde45:
PDP needs to be dissolved for losing two consecutive elections (home and away)

Why was PMB not banned for loosing 3 elections in a row, that law should be put in place