Burst of Youth for the Nation

The Party of the 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.

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
National Assembly
0 / 176
Regional councils
1 / 285
Mayors
1 / 238
Election symbol

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]

The party was split after the 2018 elections, after the party lost part of its strength, failing to obtain 1% in the local elections. A faction of the party led by Varha Mint Ahmed Ely removed leader Lalla Mint Cheriva from leading the party and elected Mint Ahmed Ely instead on 21 October 2018,[2] a move condemned by the Lalla-led faction.[3] By December 2018 the move was considered invaded, with the Lalla faction releasing a statement confirming that Varha's faction was composed of only four members and that the move was thus illegal and to be unrecognised.[4]

In 2019 it was rumoured that the ex-President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz would join the party to lead it, something that eventually did not happen.[5]

The party was legally deregistered on 19 October 2023 together with four other parties after failing to obtain 1% in two consecutive local elections.[6]

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. "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.com (in Arabic). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "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.info (in Arabic). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. "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.net (in Arabic). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. "عزيز رئيسا لحزب الحراك الشبابي" [Aziz, President of the Burst of Youth Party]. alkhabar.mr (in Arabic). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. "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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