Mauritanian MP Biram Dah Abeid resigns, denouncing widespread corruption
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
Mauritanian opposition leader Biram Dah Abeid announced on Monday, during a sitting, his resignation from Parliament, which he considers useless in the face of a government accused of mismanagement. He claims corruption is widespread and vows to oppose the regime through legal means and on the ground, according to AFP.
Mauritanian MP Biram Dah Abeid announced his resignation on Monday during a plenary sitting, in protest at the "widespread mismanagement maintained by the current government", according to AFP. He claims that "corruption is widespread" and that the prisons hold no detainees charged with corruption.
The opposition figure, first elected to Parliament in 2018 while he was imprisoned, then re-elected in 2023, said he intends to continue his struggle "by legal means, through struggle and on the ground". His resignation came during the sitting devoted to the government’s general policy. A three-time presidential candidate, he won around 22% of the vote in 2024, compared with 56% for Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, head of state since 2019.
Biram Dah Abeid leads the Initiative for the Abolitionist Resurgence (IRA), which denounces the persistence of slavery-like practices. The Mauritanian state denies that this phenomenon exists and says it is combating its legacy.
