This article lists political parties in Tunisia. Tunisia was a dominant-party state of the Constitutional Democratic Rally ("RCD" from its French language initials) before the Tunisian revolution. In the aftermath of the revolution the RCD was dissolved by the new state authorities and over 70 new political parties formed.[1] The country is now a multiparty state. Although there are two numerically major parties, no single party has a realistic chance of governing alone.[further explanation needed] [citation needed]
Parties represented in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People
edit| Party | Leader | Political position | Ideology | ARP seats | Stance towards 2021 Tunisian self-coup | |
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| Ennahda Movement Arabic: حركة النهضة Ḥarakat an-Nahḍa, lit. 'Renaissance Movement' French: Mouvement Ennahda |
Rached Ghannouchi | Right-wing | Social conservatism Economic liberalism Islamic democracy |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |
| Heart of Tunisia Arabic: قلب تونس, romanized: Qalb Tūnis French: Au cœur de la Tunisie Berber languages: Ul en Tunest |
Nabil Karoui | Centre | Bourguibism Populism Secularism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |
| Democratic Current Arabic: التيّار الديمُقراطي at-Tayyār ad-Dīmuqrāṭī French: Courant démocrate |
Ghazi Chaouachi | Centre-left | Social democracy Progressivism Nationalism Pan-Arabism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |
| Dignity Coalition Arabic: ائتلاف الكرامة Iʾtilāf al-Karāma French: Coalition de la dignité |
Seifeddine Makhlouf | Far-right | Islamism Francophobia Social conservatism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |
| Free Destourian Party (PDL) Arabic: الحزب الدستوري الحر al-Ḥizb ad-Dustūrī al-Ḥurr, lit. 'Free Constitutional Party' French: Partie destourien libre |
Abir Moussi | Big tent | Tunisian nationalism Bourguibism Secularism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |
| People's Movement Arabic: حركة الشعب Ḥarakat aš-Šaʿb French: Mouvement du peuple |
Zouhair Maghzaoui | Left-wing | Secularism Democratic socialism Nasserism Arab nationalism |
0 / 217
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Supportive | |
| Tahya Tounes Arabic: تحيا تونس Taḥyā Tūnis, lit. 'Long Live Tunisia' French: Vive la Tunisie |
Youssef Chahed | Centre | Bourguibism Secularism Liberalism |
0 / 217
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| Machrouu Tounes (MPT) Arabic: مشروع تونس Mašrūʿ Tūnis, lit. 'Project Tunisia' French: Mouvement du projet de la Tunisie |
Mohsen Marzouk | Centre-left to centre-right |
Secularism Bourguibism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |
| Errahma Arabic: حزب الرحمة Ḥizb ar-Raḥma, lit. 'Party of Divine Mercy' French: Parti de la miséricorde |
Saïd Jaziri | Islamism Islamic democracy Religious conservatism |
0 / 217
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| Republican People's Union Arabic: الاتحاد الشعبي الجمهوري al-Aitihad al-Shaebiu al-Jumhuriu French: Union populaire républicaine |
Lotfi Mraïhi | Neo-Bourguibism | 0 / 217
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| Tunisian Alternative Arabic: البديل التونسي, romanized: al-Badil Ettounsi |
Mehdi Jomaa | Centre | Liberalism | 0 / 217
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| Nidaa Tounes Arabic: حركة نداء تونس Ḥarakat Nidā’ Tūnis, lit. 'Call of Tunisia' French: Appel de la Tunisie |
Khemaies Jhinaoui | Centre to centre-left |
Bourguibism Social democracy Third Way Secularism |
0 / 217
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| Afek Tounes Arabic: آفاق تونس Āfāq Tūnis, lit. 'Tunisian Horizons' |
Yassine Brahim | Centre-right | Liberalism Secularism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |
| Popular Front Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية, romanized: al-Ğabha aš-Šaʿbiyya French: Front populaire |
Left-wing to far-left | Socialism Secularism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | ||
| Aïch Tounsi Arabic: عيش تونسي, romanized: Eish Tunusiun |
Olfa Terras | Populism | 0 / 217
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| Farmers' Voice Party Arabic: حزب صوت الفلاحين, romanized: Ḥizb Ṣawt al-Fallāḥīn French: Parti de la voix des agriculteurs |
Fayçal Tebbini | Agrarianism | 0 / 217
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| Green League Arabic: الرابطة الخضراء, romanized: al-Raabitat al-Khadra' French: Ligue verte |
0 / 217
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| Current of Love Arabic: تيار المحبة, romanized: Tayyār al-Maḥabba French: Courant de l'amour |
Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi | Populism Islamic democracy Social conservatism Regionalism |
0 / 217
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| Democratic and Social Union (VDS-PR-MDS) Arabic: الاتحاد الديمقراطي الاجتماعي al-Aitihad ad-Diymuqratiu al-Aijtimaeiu French: Union démocratique et sociale |
Democratic socialism Progressivism |
0 / 217
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Opposed | |||
| Socialist Destourian Party Arabic: الحزب الاشتراكي الدستوري al-Hizb al-Aishtirakiu ad-Dusturiu French: Parti socialiste destourien |
Chokri Balti | 0 / 217
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Other parties
editThe following opposition parties exist de jure and/or de facto. On January 20, 2011 the cabinet of the interim government recognized all previously banned parties, with the exception of Hizb ut-Tahrir and a few other parties.[2]
Legalized before the Tunisian revolution
edit- Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties (FDTL, or Ettakatol)
- Ettajdid Movement, or Renewal Movement
- Green Party for Progress (PVP, Arabic: حزب الخضر للتقدم, French: Parti des verts pour le progrès)
- Movement of Socialist Democrats (MDS)
- Popular Unity Party (PUP)
- Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), now merged into the Republican Party.
- Social Liberal Party (PSL)
- Unionist Democratic Union (UDU)
- Liberal Democratic Social Party (Parti social démocratique liberal)[3]
Legalized after the Tunisian revolution
edit- El Amen Party
- Congress for the Republic (CPR)
- Cultural Unionist Nation Party
- Democratic Alliance Party
- Democratic Patriots' Unified Party, formerly the Democratic Patriots' Movement
- Democratic Social Nation Party
- Equity and Equality Party
- Free Patriotic Union
- Future Tunisia Party (حركة تونس المستقبل, Mouvement Tunisie de l'Avenir)
- Green Tunisia Party
- Hizb ut-Tahrir or the Liberation Party
- Homeland Party or Al Watan
- Al Iklaa Party
- Initiative
- Justice and Development Party
- Maghrebi Republican Party (PRM)
- Movement of the Republic
- New Destour Party
- Patriotic and Democratic Labour Party (حزب العمل الوطني الديمقراطي, Parti du travail patriotique et démocratique)
- Parti Democrate Liberal
- Patriotic Construction Party
- Pirate Party
- Popular Unity Movement
- Popular Unity Party
- Progressive People's Party
- Reform and Development Party
- Reform Front Party
- Republican Party
- Social Democratic Path
- Socialist Party, formerly the Left Socialist Party
- Third Alternative
- Third Republic الجمهورية الثالثة
- Tunisia Forward
- Tunisian Ba'ath Movement (حركة البعث تونس, Mouvement Baath de Tunisie)
- Tunisian Movement for Freedom and Dignity
- Tunisian National Front
- Tunisian Nationalist Party[4]
- Tunisian Pirate Party
- Voice of the People of Tunisia
- Wafa Movement
- Al-Watan Party
- Workers' Party (PT), formerly the Tunisian Workers' Communist Party (PCOT)
Defunct parties
edit- Destour, founded 1920; split in 1934 resulted in the Neo Destour.
- Neo Destour, which became the PSD in 1964.
- Socialist Destourian Party (PSD), which became the RCD in 1988.
- Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD). Dissolved in 2011.
- Tunisian Communist Party. Became the Ettajdid Movement.
- Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), merged into the Republican Party.
- Ettajdid Movement. Merged into the Social Democratic Path.
- Free Patriotic Union. Merged into Nidaa Tounes.[5]
- National Destourian Initiative. Merged into Long Live Tunisia.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Eleanor Beardsley (9 May 2011). "Tunisia Seen As Laboratory For Arab Democracy". NPR. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Tunisia cabinet to lift party bans". Al Jazeera English. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Tunisia - Opposition Parties". Global Security. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "New Party In Tunisia". Nessma. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ Julius Dihstelhoff (25 October 2018). "Tunisian Politics Between Crisis and Normalization". Carnegie Endowment. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Al Mongi Al Saidani (9 August 2019). "98 Candidates Running in Tunisia Presidential Election". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 18 August 2019.