The Social Liberal Party (Arabic: الحزب الاجتماعي التحرري ; French: Parti social-libéral), abbreviated to PSL, is an opposition liberal political party in Tunisia. The party is a member of the Liberal International[1] and the Africa Liberal Network.
Social Liberal Party الحزب الاجتماعي التحرري | |
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| French name | Parti social-libéral |
| Abbreviation | PSL |
| Chairperson | Hosni LAHMAR |
| Founded | 12 September 1988 |
| Headquarters | 42 avenue Hédi Chaker 1002 Tunis |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| African affiliation | Africa Liberal Network |
| Colors | Orange |
| Assembly of the Representatives of the People | 0 / 217 |
| Website | |
| psltunisie | |
The party was founded in September 1988 under the name "Social Party for Progress" (French: Parti social pour le progrès), but was renamed in October 1993 to reflect its liberal ideology.[2] At the 1999 election, it won election for the first time, winning its first two seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
They retained these two seats at the 2004, when its candidate Mohamed Mouni Béji also won 0.8% at the presidential elections. In 2005, Mongi Khamassi, one of the party's founders, split to form the Green Party for Progress. Despite this, the PSL quadrupled its seats to eight in the 2009 election, making it the fifth-largest party.
As well as liberal social and political reforms, the PSL advocates economic liberalisation, including the privatisation of state-owned firms.[3]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ File on the LI site Archived 26 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Maher, Joanne, ed. (2004). Europa World Year Book 2, Book 2. London: Europa Publications. p. 4201. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C.; Overstreet, William, eds. (2004). Political Handbook of the World 2008. London: Europa Publications. p. 1345. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
External links
edit- Social Liberal Party archived official site
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