Sawab (Arabic: حزب الصواب, romanized: ḥizb aṣ-ṣawāb, lit. 'Party of the Right Path'), is a Ba'athist and Arab nationalist political party in Mauritania. The party leader is Abdesselam Ould Horma.[1]
Right Path Party حزب الصواب Parti Sawab | |
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| President | Abdesselam Ould Horma |
| Vice President | Mohamed El Moctar Ould Melil |
| Founded | 23 May 2004 |
| Headquarters | Nouakchott |
| Ideology | Ba'athism Arab nationalism |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Democratic Alternation Coalition |
| International affiliation | Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction) |
| Parliamentary group | Non-attached |
| National Assembly | 5 / 176 |
| Regional councils | 13 / 285 |
| Mayors | 1 / 238 |
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The party was formed and founded on 23 May 2004 by supporters of former Mauritanian Head of State Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla,[2] although the party denies any links with Ould Haidalla.[3]
Most of the party's Ba'athists were formerly associated with the Iraqi dominated faction.[4][5] Support for the party is mainly confined to a small Arab group.[citation needed]
In 2013, the party was led by Abdesselam Ould Horma and was a member of the opposition Coalition for Pacific Alternation, along with People's Progressive Alliance and El-Wiam.[6]
During the 2023 parliamentary elections, the Sawab party won five seats in the National Assembly; the party is still part of the opposition.[7][8]