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The People’s Petition for Freedom, Justice and Development party was created by the independent political writer and media figure, Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi on March 17, 2011. Mohamed Hechmi Hamdi was born in the province of Sidi Bouzid in central Tunisia. He received his BA in Arabic Language and Literature from the Faculty of Arts, University of Tunis in 1985. Subsequently, he completed his postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Oriental and [...]

Ettakatol – Forum Démocratique pour le Travail et les Libertés – ?????? ?????????? ?? ??? ????? ????????

Ettakatol (Ar. “Coalescence”), also known as the Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties (FDTL),  was founded in 1994 by Mustapha Ben Jaafar, who is now the party’s Secretary General. The party was legalized in 2002 and remained marginalized during Ben Ali’s era, like many other opposition parties.  It was rarely represented in the Parliament and often had [...]

Progressive Democratic Party – Parti Democratique Progressiste – ????? ???????????? ????????

The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) is a center-left party created in 1983 under the name of the Socialist Progressive Rally (RSP). It was legally recognized on November 13th, 1988, and adopted its current name in June 2001. It is currently headed by Ahmed Néjib Chebbi, with Maya Jribi as Secretary General of the party. Oppressed [...]

National Constituent Assembly Approves Initial Articles for Controversial Election Board

The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) adopted yesterday the initial two articles of a draft law establishing an election oversight board, even as legal experts expressed concern that the proposed board lacks necessary transparency. The first two articles respectively establish the Independent Board of Elections (ISIE) and charge it with guaranteeing “elections and referendums that are [...]

Tunisian Civil Society Records 6,000 Cases of Electoral Violations

After the October 23rd Constituent Assembly elections, Tunisian observers have been more critical than international observers of the transparency of the electoral process. Final results came out depicting a political scene characterized by the domination of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party and the emergence of Al Aridha Chaabia (The Popular Petition) as a prominent actor that [...]

Ennahda Wins Constituent Assembly Elections

After the announcement of the results of Tunisians’ abroad, Ennahdha seems to be the leading party in all districts.