List of political parties in Tunisia

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]

Party Leader Political position Ideology ARP seats Stance towards 2021 Tunisian self-coup
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
Opposed
Heart of Tunisia
Arabic: قلب تونس, romanizedQalb Tūnis
French: Au cœur de la Tunisie
Berber languages: Ul en Tunest
Nabil Karoui Centre Bourguibism
Populism
Secularism
0 / 217
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
Opposed
Dignity Coalition
Arabic: ائتلاف الكرامة
Iʾtilāf al-Karāma
French: Coalition de la dignité
Seifeddine Makhlouf Far-right Islamism
Francophobia
Social conservatism
0 / 217
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
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
Supportive
Tahya Tounes
Arabic: تحيا تونس
Taḥyā Tūnis, lit.'Long Live Tunisia'
French: Vive la Tunisie
Youssef Chahed Centre Bourguibism
Secularism
Liberalism
0 / 217
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
Opposed
Errahma
Arabic: حزب الرحمة
Ḥizb ar-Raḥma, lit.'Party of Divine Mercy'
French: Parti de la miséricorde
Saïd Jaziri [fr] Islamism
Islamic democracy
Religious conservatism
0 / 217
Republican People's Union
Arabic: الاتحاد الشعبي الجمهوري
al-Aitihad al-Shaebiu al-Jumhuriu
French: Union populaire républicaine
Lotfi Mraïhi [fr] Neo-Bourguibism
0 / 217
Tunisian Alternative
Arabic: البديل التونسي, romanizedal-Badil Ettounsi
Mehdi Jomaa Centre Liberalism
0 / 217
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
Afek Tounes
Arabic: آفاق تونس
Āfāq Tūnis, lit.'Tunisian Horizons'
Yassine Brahim Centre-right Liberalism
Secularism
0 / 217
Opposed
Popular Front
Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية, romanizedal-Ğabha aš-Šaʿbiyya
French: Front populaire
Left-wing to far-left Socialism
Secularism
Arab nationalism
Pan-Arabism
0 / 217
Opposed
Aïch Tounsi [fr]
Arabic: عيش تونسي, romanizedEish Tunusiun
Olfa Terras [fr] Populism
0 / 217
Farmers' Voice Party
Arabic: حزب صوت الفلاحين, romanizedḤizb Ṣawt al-Fallāḥīn
French: Parti de la voix des agriculteurs
Fayçal Tebbini Agrarianism
0 / 217
Green League
Arabic: الرابطة الخضراء, romanizedal-Raabitat al-Khadra'
French: Ligue verte
0 / 217
Current of Love
Arabic: تيار المحبة, romanizedTayyār al-Maḥabba
French: Courant de l'amour
Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi Populism
Islamic democracy
Social conservatism
Regionalism
0 / 217
Democratic and Social Union [ar; fr] (VDS-PR-MDS)
Arabic: الاتحاد الديمقراطي الاجتماعي
al-Aitihad ad-Diymuqratiu al-Aijtimaeiu
French: Union démocratique et sociale
Democratic socialism
Progressivism
0 / 217
Opposed
Socialist Destourian Party [fr]
Arabic: الحزب الاشتراكي الدستوري
al-Hizb al-Aishtirakiu ad-Dusturiu
French: Parti socialiste destourien
Chokri Balti
0 / 217

Other parties

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The 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

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Legalized after the Tunisian revolution

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Defunct parties

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eleanor Beardsley (9 May 2011). "Tunisia Seen As Laboratory For Arab Democracy". NPR. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Tunisia cabinet to lift party bans". Al Jazeera English. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Tunisia - Opposition Parties". Global Security. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ "New Party In Tunisia". Nessma. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ Julius Dihstelhoff (25 October 2018). "Tunisian Politics Between Crisis and Normalization". Carnegie Endowment. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ^ Al Mongi Al Saidani (9 August 2019). "98 Candidates Running in Tunisia Presidential Election". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 18 August 2019.