Burst of Youth for the Nation
الحراك الشبابي من أجل الوطن
Sursaut de la jeunesse pour la nation
LeaderLalla Mint Cheriva
Founded2011 (2011)
Dissolved19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
IdeologyYouth politics
National affiliationCoordination of Parties of the Majority
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Regional councils
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Burst of Youth for the Nation (Arabic: حزب الحراك الشبابي من أجل الوطن; French: Parti du sursaut de la jeunesse pour la nation, PSJN or Sursuat) was a minor political party in Mauritania.

History

The party was founded in 2011 by a group of youth activists inspired by the Arab Spring seeking to involve young Mauritanians into active politics.[1] It won four seats in the 2013 parliamentary elections.[2]

The party was reduced to three seats in the 2018 elections. Following the elections the party split. A faction of the party led by Varha Mint Ahmed Ely removed leader Lalla Mint Cheriva and elected Mint Ahmed Ely instead on 21 October 2018,[3] a move condemned by the Lalla-led faction.[4] In December 2018 the Lalla faction released a statement confirming that Varha's faction had only four members and that the move was illegal and not to be recognised.[5]

In 2019 it was rumoured that ex-President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz would join the party to become its leader, although this did not happen.[6]

The party failed to win a seat in the May 2023 parliamentary elections and was legally deregistered on 19 October 2023 together with four other parties after failing to obtain 1% in two consecutive local elections.[7]

References

  1. ^ "رئيسة الحراك الشبابي: ننشد العدالة الاجتماعية وخلق نمو اقتصادي شامل (مقابلة + فيديو)" [President of the Burst of Youth: We seek social justice and creating comprehensive economic growth (interview + video)]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ^ Elections held in 2013 IPU
  3. ^ "حزب الحراك يعين فرحة بنت أحمد أعل خلف لرئيسته السابقة لاله بنت أشريف" [The Burst Party appoints Varha Mint Ahmed Ely as the successor to its former leader, Lalla Mint Cheriva]. Mourassiloun (in Arabic). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ "حزب الحراك جناح "لاله" يُصدر بيانا حول مستجدات جناح "فرحة"" [The “Lalla” faction of the Burst Party issues a statement on the developments of the “Varha” wing]. Sewte (in Arabic). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ "حزب الحراك يصدر بيانا حول قضية إنهاء مهام رئيسته لاله بنت الشريف" [The Burst Party issues a statement on the issue of terminating the duties of its president, Lalla Mint Cheriva]. Akjoujt (in Arabic). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ^ "عزيز رئيسا لحزب الحراك الشبابي" [Aziz, President of the Burst of Youth Party]. Al Khabar (in Arabic). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ^ "حل خمسة أحزاب سياسية.. منها الحزب الأطول حكمًا للبلاد" [Five political parties were dissolved, including the longest-ruling party in the country]. SaharaMedias (in Arabic). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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