National Rally for Reform and Development

Not to be confused with National Movement for Development and Reform or National Movement for Reform and Development.
National Rally for Reform and Development
التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية
Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement
AbbreviationTewassoul
RNRD
PresidentHamadi Ould Sid'El Moctar
Founded2007
Registered4 August 2007 (2007-08-04)
Preceded byCentrist Reformists
HeadquartersNouakchott, Mauritania
MembershipIncrease 130,000 (2022)[1]
IdeologySunni Islamism
Islamic democracy
Religious conservatism
International affiliationMuslim Brotherhood
Parliamentary groupTewassoul group
National Assembly
11 / 176
Regional councils
36 / 285
Mayors
7 / 238
Website
www.tewassoul.mr

The National Rally for Reform and Development (Arabic: التجمع الوطني للإصلاح و التنمية, romanized: at-tajammuʿ al-waṭani lil iṣlāḥ wat-tanmiya, French: Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement), often known by its shortened Arabic name Tewassoul (Arabic: تواصل, romanized: Tawāṣṣul) or by the abbreviation of its French name (RNRD), is an Islamist political party in Mauritania. The party is associated with the Mauritanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.[2]

As a result of the 2013, 2018 and 2023 parliamentary election Tewassoul has become the second largest political party in Mauritania.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SaharaMedias was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Thurston, Alex (1 March 2012). "Mauritania's Islamists". Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Mauritania's ruling party wins majority parliament". Washington Post. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018.