Mauritania's Brotherhood edges close to government for fear of collapse
The National Rally for Reform and Development, known as 'Tawasul', is the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Mauritania.
The party has always impeded
national unification efforts Mauritanian authorities made in the past years,
enlisting support from other countries that provide it with money.
The party also takes advantage of Mauritania's
proximity to Morocco where the Muslim Brotherhood's Justice and Development
Party had been in power over the past ten years.
Calm
The downfall of the Justice and
Development Party in Morocco has negatively affected Tawasul, making it lose a
strong supporter.
The Mauritanian party now adopts a
new strategy for calm.
In this, it bucks a trend of
continual demonstrations, in which it puts women on the frontline.
National Rally for Reform and
Development leaders demanded their party's inclusion in a social and political
dialogue with other political forces in Mauritania.
An MP of the party called on
Mauritanian parties to drop the conditions they made for dialogue with his own
party.
He said Mauritanian authorities are
doing their best to reassure the international community and the Mauritanian
society about the course the country would take in the coming period.
Tactical change
Mauritania's Brotherhood is changing
its language. The group is now more inclined to talk about unity and political
participation.
The aforementioned MP, for example, called
for a national consensus on the basic issues that concern Mauritania's future
and unity.
He also called for the establishment
of justice in the Mauritanian society, and equal opportunities for everybody.
"This will contribute to
strengthening the home front," the MP said.
