Mauritanian Party of Union and Change

Mauritanian Party of Union and Change
حزب الإتحاد و التغيير الموريتاني
Parti Mauritanien de l’Union et du Changement
PresidentSaleh Ould Hanenna
Founded26 January 2006
IdeologyMauritanian nationalism
Economic liberalism
Social conservatism
Islamic democracy
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationCoordination of Parties of the Majority
Parliamentary groupTrust group
National Assembly
3 / 176
Regional councils
7 / 285
Mayors
1 / 238
Website
www.hatem.mr

The Mauritanian Party of Union and Change (Arabic: حزب الاتحاد والتغيير الموريتاني, romanized: ḥizb al-ittiḥād wat-taġyīr al-muritāni, French: Parti mauritanien de l'union et du changement), often known by its shortened Arabic abbreviation HATEM (Arabic: حاتم, romanized: ḥātm), is a political party in Mauritania. It has been led since its foundation by Saleh Ould Hanenna.