Mauritania’s Nama party called on October 19 for obstacles to national dialogue to be removed, all political formations to participate and clear mechanisms to implement eventual conclusions. The statement came amid renewed disagreement over presidential term limits and the composition of the dialogue’s supervisory committee. (fr.madar.mr)
Opposing positions harden
At its October 17 political gathering, opposition party Tawassoul rejected a third presidential term, restrictions on freedoms and corruption. On October 18, opposition parliamentarian Biram Dah Abeid endorsed that stance and urged broader mobilisation. (fr.madar.mr)
Commerce and Tourism Minister Zeinab Mint Ahmednah took the opposite position in an October 18 evening Facebook post, describing Ghazouani’s continuation as a national necessity, while saying it must follow a clear constitutional and institutional route. (fr.madar.mr)
These statements do not establish that Ghazouani has formally launched a third-term bid or that a constitutional amendment has been adopted. The reporting described dialogue sessions as not yet begun; the dispute concerns the political conditions under which they will proceed. (fr.madar.mr)