Biram Dah Abeid Calls for Continued Peaceful Protests (Press Conference Summary)

Presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid accused President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's regime of conspiring to win the presidential elections, alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission orchestrated the conspiracy. Abeid stated that around 1500 of his supporters are still detained by security forces despite their peaceful protests, distributed as follows: 1000 in Nouakchott, 300 in Nouadhibou, 200 in Sélibabi, and 100 in Rosso. He also accused the Interior Minister of confronting the people with violence and advising the president to resort to violence and imprisonment instead of dialogue. Abeid reaffirmed his rejection of the June 29 election results and called on his supporters to continue peaceful protests, noting that he has been deprived of winning the presidency for 15 years.