The Union for Democracy and Progress (, , UDP) is a political party in Mauritania. The UDP is led by Naha Mint Mouknass."Mauritanie: L'UDP affirme son indépendance", Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), 1 March 2008 . As of 2023, the UDP has 10 seats in the National Assembly of Mauritania.
History The party was founded on June 11, 1993, by former Minister Hamdi Ould Mouknass (Naha's father) who previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Moktar Ould Daddah."Un parti quitte la majorité présidentielle en Mauritanie", African Press Agency, 17 June 2008 .
In the 2001 parliamentary elections, the party received 8.1% of the popular vote and won three of the 81 seats.
In the 2006 parliamentary elections, it won three of the 95 seats, whilst in the Senate elections in 2007 it won only one of the 56 seats. The party supported Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in the March 2007 presidential election and was part of the presidential majority following his victory. However, after the formation of the government of Prime Minister Yahya Ahmed Ould El Waghef in May 2008, the party left the presidential majority in June 2008, objecting to the composition of the government. It said that, while the opposition had been brought into the government, the UDP had been marginalized; the party also said that "the hope for change born on August 3, 2005 has been compromised", referring to the ouster of President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya on that date.
Electoral performance National Assembly National Assembly Election Party leader National list Seats +/– Government Votes % 1996 Hamdi Ould Mouknass 8,775 0 2001 Naha Mint Mouknass colspan=2 3 2006 colspan=2 0 2013 20,470 3.42% 3 2018 30,495 4.34% 0 2023 58,823 6.06% 4 References