Tawassoul protests in Nouakchott against third Ghazouani term
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
Mauritanian party Tawassoul held sit-ins on 21 October in Nouakchott’s three regions to oppose a possible third term for President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Its vice-president, Mohamed Houd Mbareck, also denounced restrictions on freedoms and corruption, according to RFI.
Mauritanian opposition party Tawassoul held sit-ins on 21 October in Nouakchott’s three regions against a possible third term for President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. The party began its political season under the banner of three refusals: a third term, restrictions on freedoms and corruption, according to RFI.
In Arafat, in the south of the capital, activists walked along the national road handing out leaflets to motorists. Tawassoul vice-president Mohamed Houd Mbareck called for the constitutional two-term limit to be respected and urged the authorities to address water and electricity supply, the cost of living and fuel prices, according to RFI. The party’s secretary-general, Aminata Niang, also denounced public contracts awarded to associates and the lack of oversight of public companies, citing the Mauritanian Electricity Company (Somelec).
The demonstration comes after calls for a third term from government supporters, including members of the cabinet reshuffled a week earlier, according to RFI. It follows Tawassoul’s rejection of a third presidential term, announced on 18 October.
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