Election to renew the leadership of the Polisario Front
13th Congress of the Polisario Front
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Secretary-General election
20 December 2011
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2,095 Congressmembers
Turnout
77.42%
Candidate
Mohamed Abdelaziz
Electoral vote
1,551
Percentage
97.55%
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The 13th Congress of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia El Hamra and Río de Oro (Arabic: المؤتمر الثالث عشر للجبهة الشعبية لتحرير الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب, Spanish: XIII Congreso del Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia El Hamra y Río de Oro) was held in Tifariti between 15 and 22 December 2011 to renovate the governing bodies of the Polisario Front and establish the movement's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term.[1]
The Congress was also used to elect a new Secretary-General for the Polisario Front, which would automatically become the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Incumbent Mohamed Abdelaziz was easily re-elected for his 11th term.[2]
The Congress' slogan is "The independent Sahrawi state is the solution" (Arabic: الدولة الصحراوية المستقلة هي الحل, Spanish: Un Estado saharaui independiente es la solución). The Congress was also named after Mahfoud Ali Beiba, a late former Sahrawi Prime Minister.[3]
^"Opening of works of the Polisario Front´s Thirteenth Congress". 15 December 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via Sahara Press Service.
^"Re-election of Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz as secretary general of the Frente Polisario". 21 December 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via Sahara Press Service.
^""Independent Saharawi state is the solution," theme of Polisario Front next congress". 13 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via Sahara Press Service.
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