Republican Party (Tunisia)

The Republican Party (Arabic: الحزب الجمهوري Al-Ḥizb Al-Jumhūrī, French: Parti républicain) is a centrist liberal party in Tunisia. It was formed on 9 April 2012 as a merger of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Afek Tounes and the Tunisian Republican Party, several minor parties and independents. The party is led by Maya Jribi who was previously the secretary-general of the PDP.[1] The party held 11 out of 217 seats and was the largest oppositional party in the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia. The party withdrew from the Union for Tunisia coalition, though it is still part of the National Salvation Front.[2]

Republican Party
الحزب الجمهوري
French nameParti républicain
AbbreviationAl Joumhouri
Secretary-GeneralIssam Chebbi
FounderMaya Jribi
FoundedApril 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
Merger ofProgressive Democratic Party
Afek Tounes (portions)
Tunisian Republican Party
IdeologyLiberalism
Secularism
Political positionCentre
Assembly of the
Representatives
of the People
0 / 217
Website
aljoumhouri.net

After the founding congress, nine assemblymen elected for the PDP contested the leadership vote and temporarily suspended their party membership.[3] Those 9 members became part of the Democratic Alliance Party.[4]

After the 2019 parliamentary election the party had no seats.

References
  1. Benzarti, Hichem (10 April 2012), "Un congrès unificateur des forces démocratiques centristes", La Presse de Tunisie, archived from the original on 12 April 2012
  2. "Al-Joumhouri Party Leaves Opposition Coalition", Tunisia Live, 30 December 2013, archived from the original on 1 January 2014, retrieved 1 January 2014
  3. Ghribi, Asma (14 April 2012), "Democratic Bloc Members Protest Internal Election Results", Tunisia-live.net, archived from the original on 18 April 2012
  4. Tunisie : L'Alliance Démocratique, nouvel acteur politique mené par les anciens du PDP, Tekiano, 8 November 2012, retrieved 7 October 2013
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