Voice of the People of Tunisia

The Voice of the People of Tunisia (Arabic: صوت شعب تونس Ṣawt Sha‘b Tūnis; French: La voix du peuple tunisien) is a Tunisian political party, founded in June 2014 by Larbi Nasra,[1] a media entrepreneur, founder and former owner of Hannibal TV station[2][3] and in-law of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[4][5] The name is a reference to the advertising slogan of Nasra's TV station.[1] The party's six members in the Constituent Assembly had defected from other parties. Larbi Nasra was the party's candidate in the 2014 presidential election.[6]

Voice of the People of Tunisia
صوت شعب تونس
French nameVoix du peuple tunisien
FounderLarbi Nasra
FoundedJune 2014 (2014-06)
Assembly of the
Representatives
of the People
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Website
facebook.com/vpt.tn

References

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  1. ^ a b Benarous, Rym (27 June 2014). ""Je n'ai confiance en personne pour diriger le pays. C'est pour cela que je me suis engagé dans la politique"". Le Temps.
  2. ^ Bey, Ines (16 November 2013). "Larbi Nasra to sell 90% of Hannibal TV". Tunis Times.
  3. ^ Abrougui, Afef (19 April 2014). "Tunisian media in flux since revolution". AlJazeera.
  4. ^ Barata, Joan (2013). Tunisian Media under the Authoritarian Structure of Ben Ali's Regime and After. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 121. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Buckley, Steve; Chaabi, Sawsen; Ouarda, Bechir (2013). Assessment of media development in Tunisia. UNESCO. p. 53.
  6. ^ "Tunisie - Larbi Nasra annonce officiellement sa candidature à la présidentielle". BusinessNews.com.tn. 11 July 2014.